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Cytokeratin 15 can be used to identify the limbal phenotype in normal and diseased ocular surfaces.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Nov 2006
Yoshida Satoru, Shimmura Shigeto, Kawakita Tetsuya, Miyashita Hideyuki, Den Seika, Shimazaki Jun, Tsubota Kazuo
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PURPOSE: To elucidate the expression pattern of K15, K19, K14, and K12 in human and mouse ocular surface epithelium as putative markers of epithelial phenotype. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining with specific antibodies for K15, K19, K14, and K12 was performed in human donor cornea tissue and...
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