JOURNAL ARTICLE

Experimental Transplantation of Cultured Human Limbal and Amniotic Epithelial Cells onto the Corneal Surface

Yu-Guang HeHassan AlizadehKayoko KinoshitaJames P. McCulley

Year: 1999 Journal:   Cornea Vol: 18 (5)Pages: 570-579   Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

Cultured human limbal and amniotic epithelial cells can be successfully transplanted onto a denuded corneal surface where they adhere tightly to underlying stroma by hemidesmosomes.

Keywords:
Transplantation Epithelium Corneal epithelium Pathology Cornea Stroma Amnion Amniotic epithelial cells Stromal cell Corneal transplantation Biology Chemistry Andrology Medicine Ophthalmology Fetus In vitro Immunohistochemistry Surgery Adult stem cell Endothelial stem cell Pregnancy

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Citation History

Topics

Corneal Surgery and Treatments
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Wound Healing and Treatments
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Rehabilitation
Ocular Disorders and Treatments
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Genetics
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