Transplantation of human embryonic stem cells onto a partially wounded human cornea in vitro

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-130

  Hanson, Charles ^a   Hardarson, Thorir ^b   Ellerström, Catharina ^c   Nordberg, Markus ^c   Caisander, Gunilla ^c   Rao, Mahendra ^d   Hyllner, Johan ^c   Stenevi, Ulf ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Carlanderska Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Cellartis AB   (Sweden)

^d Life Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CK3; cornea; embryonic stem cells; epithelia; PAX6

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CK15; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CK19; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CK3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KERATIN-15; KERATIN-3; LIMBUS CORNEAE; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84874268455     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02358.x     Document Type: Article

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