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Evaluation of ocular surface glycocalyx using lectin-conjugated fluorescein

Author(s) -

Masakazu Yamada

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1177-5483

pISSN - 1177-5467

DOI - 10.2147/opth.s12648

Subject(s) - glycocalyx , fluorescein , conjunctiva , corneal epithelium , cornea , saline , lectin , fluorescein isothiocyanate , in vivo , ophthalmology , medicine , wheat germ agglutinin , dextran , pathology , fluorescence , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , immunology , optics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology

A glycocalyx plays important roles in the ocular surface epithelium, but there is no direct simple method to evaluate ocular surface glycocalyx. We tested a wheat germ agglutinin conjugate of fluorescein (F-WGA) as a marker to demonstrate ocular surface glycocalyx in vivo.

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