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The transitional zone between limbus and peripheral cornea. An immunohistochemical study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 1993
Lauweryns B, van den Oord J J, Missotten L
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PURPOSE: The authors investigated the phenotypic characteristics of basally located "transitional cells" in peripheral superior cornea, characterized previously by their coexpression of cytokeratin 19 and vimentin and their negativity for AE5. METHODS: Twenty adult human corneas were studied, using in situ immunohistochemical techniques and a panel of specific monoclonal antibodies against various surface and...
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