Cytological features of live limbal tissue donor eyes for autograft or allograft limbal stem cell transplantation

Cytological features of live limbal tissue donor eyes for autograft or allograft limbal stem cell transplantation

PURPOSE: To evaluate by impression cytology (IC) the corneal surface of live limbal tissue donor eyes for autograft or allograft limbal stem cell transplantation (LSCT). METHODS: Twenty limbal donors were enrolled (17 for autograft LSCT and 3 for allograft). Impression cytology was performed before...

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Main Authors: Jeison de Nadai Barros, Myrna Serapião dos Santos, Telma Regina Maria Pereira Barreiro, Rubens Belfort Jr, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2011-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Células-tronco
Técnicas citológicas
Limbo da córnea
Células caliciformes
Células epiteliais
Doadores vivos
Transplante autólogo
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