Concise review: Limbal stem cell deficiency, dysfunction, and distress

Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-115

  Ahmad, Sajjad ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal epithelium; Limbal stem cell; Limbal stem cell deficiency

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKERATIN 12; GELATINASE B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIRIDIA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; CYTOLOGY; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE PAIN; GENE MUTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; KERATOPATHY; LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84876509834     PISSN: 21576564     EISSN: 21576580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2011-0037     Document Type: Review

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