The transitional zone between limbus and peripheral cornea. An immunohistochemical study.

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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, usi...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Cornea
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Epithelial Cells
Epithelium
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Integrins
Limbus Corneae
Metallothionein
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Receptors, Cell Surface

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PMID: 8387976

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