Assessing the human lid margin epithelium using impression cytology

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Madigan, Michele C ^a,b   Shao, Mei ^a   Ng, Jennifer ^a   Cheng, Jenny ^a   Wong, Daniel ^a   McMonnies, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

epithelium; immunocytochemistry; keratinization proteins; mucin; mucocutaneous junction

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 1; CYTOKERATIN 10; FILAGGRIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE EXAMINATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; KERATINIZATION; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SLIT LAMP; UPPER EYELID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLORING AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; EYELIDS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATINS; LISSAMINE GREEN DYES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868201984     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02482.x     Document Type: Article

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