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Immortalized human corneal epithelial cells for ocular toxicity and inflammation studies.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 1999
Offord E A, Sharif N A, Macé K, Tromvoukis Y, Spillare E A, Avanti O, Howe W E, Pfeifer A M
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PURPOSE: To develop a metabolically competent, human immortalized corneal epithelial cell line for use in toxicity and inflammation studies. METHODS: Primary corneal epithelial cells (P-CEPI) were immortalized by a recombinant simian virus (SV)40 T antigen retroviral vector defective for viral replication. The cells were grown in serum-free medium with the addition of bovine pituitary extract, cloned at passage...
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