Cells previously identified as retinal stem cells are pigmented ciliary epithelial cells

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It was previously reported that the ciliary epithelium (CE) of the mammalian eye contains a rare population of cells that could produce clonogenic self-renewing pigmented spheres in culture. Based on their ability to up-regulate genes found in retinal neurons, it was concluded that these sphere-forming cells were retinal stem cells. This conclusion raised the possibility that CE-derived retinal stem cells could...

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