Effect of air-lifting on the stemness, junctional protein formation, and cytokeratin expression of in vitro cultivated limbal epithelial cell sheets

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of air-lifting on the stemness, junctional protein formation, and cytokeratin expression of rabbit limbal stem cells cultivated in vitro, and to find out the proper timing of air-lifting before transplantation as limbal epithelial cell sheets...

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Main Authors: Lily Wei Chen, Yan-Ming Chen, Chia-Ju Lu, Mei-Yun Chen, Szu-Yuan Lin, Fung-Rong Hu, Wei-Li Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2017;volume=7;issue=4;spage=205;epage=212;aulast=Chen