Open AccessRole of Thrombospondin-1 in Repair of Penetrating Corneal Wounds
Author(s) -
J.T. Blanco–Mezquita,
Audrey E. K. Hutcheon,
James D. Zieske
Publication year - 2013
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.13-11710
Subject(s) - myofibroblast , wound healing , cornea , endothelium , myoepithelial cell , medicine , pathology , edema , anatomy , ophthalmology , surgery , fibrosis , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry
Thrombospondin-1 (THBS1) has been suggested as a corneal wound-healing modulator. Therefore, we compromised the integrity of the cornea to elucidate the role of THBS1.
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