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Delayed wound closure and phenotypic changes in corneal epithelium of the spontaneously diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rat.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2007
Wakuta Makiko, Morishige Naoyuki, Chikama Tai-Ichiro, Seki Keisuke, Nagano Takashi, Nishida Teruo
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PURPOSE: To characterize wound closure and phenotypic changes in the corneal epithelium of the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat, a spontaneous model of type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Corneal wound healing was monitored by fluorescein staining after epithelial debridement. Tear secretion was measured with the Schirmer test, and corneal sensation was evaluated with an esthesiometer in 13- to 15-week-old GK and Wistar (control)...
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