Open AccessPrimary Adult Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cultures on Human Amniotic Membranes
Author(s) -
Shweta Singhal,
Geeta K. Vemuganti
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.16174
Subject(s) - retinal pigment epithelium , epithelium , pathology , choroid , anatomy , cornea , cell , amnion , retinal , medicine , biology , andrology , retina , ophthalmology , biochemistry , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , neuroscience
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells grow well on surfaces that provide an extracellular matrix. Our aim was to establish primary adult human RPE cell cultures that retain their epithelial morphology in vitro using human amniotic membrane (hAM) as substrate.