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Increased apoptosis and abnormal wound-healing responses in the heterozygous Pax6+/- mouse cornea.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 2006
Ramaesh Thaya, Ramaesh Kanna, Leask Rosemary, Springbett Anthea, Riley Simon C, Dhillon Baljean, West John D
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PURPOSE: Corneal wound healing involves a cascade of interactions between the epithelium and stroma. Pax6 is upregulated, and early events include epithelial cell migration and apoptosis of superficial keratocytes. The mouse heterozygous Pax6 (Pax6+/-) corneal phenotype mimics human aniridia-related keratopathy (ARK), and some aspects of wound healing have been shown to be abnormal, including matrix...
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