Entrapment of Conjunctival Goblet Cells by Desiccation-Induced Cornification
Author(s) -
Rosa María Corrales,
Cintia S. de Paiva,
DeQuan Li,
William J. Farley,
Johanna Tukler Henriksson,
Jan Per Gustav Bergmanson,
Stephen C. Pflugfelder
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.10-5782
Subject(s) - mucin , goblet cell , conjunctiva , involucrin , tissue transglutaminase , muc1 , chemistry , lactoferrin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cellular differentiation , biochemistry , epithelium , enzyme , immunology , genetics , gene
To evaluate the effects of desiccating stress on conjunctival goblet cell density and morphology and the expression of cornified envelope precursors by the ocular surface epithelia.
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