Review: corneal endothelial cell derivation methods from ES/iPS cells

Abstract Globally, approximately 12.7 million people are awaiting a transplantation, while only 185,000 cases of corneal transplantation are performed in a year. Corneal endothelial dysfunction (bullous keratopathy) due to Fuchs’ corneal endothelial dystrophy, or insults associated with intraocular...

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Main Authors: Shin Hatou, Shigeto Shimmura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Inflammation and Regeneration
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41232-019-0108-y