Loss of Alpha3(IV) Collagen Expression Associated with Corneal Keratocyte Activation
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Loss of alpha3(IV) collagen expression associated with corneal keratocyte activation.
PURPOSE To determine whether changes in the expression of type IV alpha1, alpha2, or alpha3 collagen isoforms are stringently associated with corneal stromal cell activation. METHODS Keratocytes isolated from rabbit corneal stroma by collagenase digestion were plated in serum-free or insulin-, bFGF/heparin sulfate (HS)-, TGF-beta1-, or fetal bovine serum (FBS)-supplemented DMEM/F12 medium. Ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0635