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Phenotypic alteration of limbal niche-associated limbal epithelial stem cell deficiency by ultraviolet-B exposure-induced phototoxicity in mice.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire - 1 Jun 2013
Das Prosun, Pereira Jacintha Archana, Chaklader Malay, Law Aditya, Bagchi Ketaki, Bhaduri Gautam, Chaudhuri Samaresh, Law Sujata
Abstract excerpt
Good vision requires a healthy cornea, and a healthy cornea needs healthy stem cells. Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) are a traditional source of corneal epithelial cells and are recruited for the continuous production of epithelium without seizing throughout an animal's life, which maintains corneal transparency. Like the maintenance of other adult somatic stem cells, the maintenance of LESCs depends on the...
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