Cellular and extracellular matrix modulation of corneal stromal opacity

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-160

  Torricelli, Andre A M ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow derived cells; Cornea; Epithelial basement membrane; Fibrocytes; Myofibroblasts; Stroma Haze; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CELLS; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEAL STROMAL OPACITY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LOW VISION; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; REFRACTION INDEX; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL SYSTEM; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL STROMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS;

EID: 84918773694     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.09.013     Document Type: Review

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