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Cell identity changes in ocular surface Epithelia
20 Nov 2022
Abstract excerpt
Corneal and conjunctival epithelia arise from a common ancestral ectoderm cell, then diverge into distinct lineages. The former develops into a multilayered stratified squamous epithelium, the latter into an expansive mucous membrane that stretches the eyelid margin to the cornea's outskirts. The limbus, which intersects these epithelia, is purported to harbor corneal stem cells. Intrinsic programs that prevent...
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