Enhancement of dedifferentiation and myoid differentiation of retinal pigment epithelial cells by platelet derived growth factor
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Enhancement of dedifferentiation and myoid differentiation of retinal pigment epithelial cells by platelet derived growth factor.
AIMS To clarify factor(s) involved in morphological dedifferentiation of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in vitro from mitotically quiescent hexagonal cells to flattened cells that lack epithelial characteristics and concurrent myoid differentiation. METHODS RPE cells which retained their differentiated hexagonal morphology were isolated from bovine eyes by mechanical pipetting. Dediff...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.11.1306