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Transplantation of human limbal cells cultivated on amniotic membrane for reconstruction of rat corneal epithelium after alkaline burn.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Jun 2005
Song E, Yang Wei, Cui Zhi-hua, Dong Yu, Sui Dong-ming, Guan Xiao-kang, Ma Yan-ling, Ma Yang-ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The transplantation of limbal epithelial cells cultivated on amniotic membrane is a newly developed treatment for limbal stem cell deficiency. The purpose of our study was to investigate the biological characteristics of limbal epithelial cells and evaluate the effect of transplantation of cultivated human limbal epithelial cells on ocular surface reconstruction in limbal stem cell deficiency rat...
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