TGFβ1 and TGFβ2 proteins in corneas with and without stromal fibrosis: Delayed regeneration of apical epithelial growth factor barrier and the epithelial basement membrane in corneas with stromal fibrosis
Rodrigo Carlos de Oliveira, George Tye, Lycia Pedral Sampaio, Thomas Michael Shiju, JodiRae DeDreu, A. Sue Menko, Marcony R. Santhiago, Steven E. Wilson
Topics & Concepts
MyofibroblastStromal cellPerlecanVimentinFibrosisPathologyBasement membraneStromaTransforming growth factorCorneal epitheliumExtracellular matrixBiologyChemistryEpitheliumMedicineCell biologyImmunohistochemistryProteoglycanCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsCorneal surgery and disordersProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research