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Characterization of rabbit limbal epithelial side population cells using RNA sequencing and single-cell qRT-PCR.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 6 May 2016
Kameishi Sumako, Umemoto Terumasa, Matsuzaki Yu, Fujita Masako, Okano Teruo, Kato Takashi, Yamato Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
Corneal epithelial stem cells reside in the limbus, a transitional zone between the cornea and conjunctiva, and are essential for maintaining homeostasis in the corneal epithelium. Although our previous studies demonstrated that rabbit limbal epithelial side population (SP) cells exhibit stem cell-like phenotypes with Hoechst 33342 staining, the different characteristics and/or populations of these cells remain...
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