Factors Impacting Corneal Epithelial Barrier Function againstPseudomonas aeruginosaTraversal
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Factors impacting corneal epithelial barrier function against Pseudomonas aeruginosa traversal.
PURPOSE Mechanisms determining epithelial resistance versus susceptibility to microbial traversal in vivo remain poorly understood. Here, a novel murine model was used to explore factors influencing the corneal epithelial barrier to Pseudomonas aeruginosa penetration. METHODS Murine corneas were blotted with tissue paper before inoculation with green fluorescent protein-expressing P. aerugino...
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6125