Characterisation of mouse limbal neurosphere cells: A potential cell source of functional neurons

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1431-1437

  Chen, Xiaoli ^a   Thomson, Heather ^a   Hossain, Parwez ^a,b   Lotery, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; CD34 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CHARACTERIZATION; CELL CLONE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL RENEWAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCULTURE; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA STROMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIMBAL NEUROSPHERE CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES CONCERNING CELLS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 84868159417     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-301546     Document Type: Article

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