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Corneal epithelial wound healing in partial limbal deficiency.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 1990
Chen J J, Tseng S C
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that the corneal epithelial stem cells are located at the limbal basal layer. The limbal stem cells are regarded as the ultimate source for corneal epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation. This paper examines epithelial wound healing in rabbit corneas with partial limbal deficiency (PLD), which was created by the surgical removal of two-thirds of the limbal zone (superior and...
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