AUTOLOGOUS FIBRIN-CULTURED LIMBAL STEM CELLS PERMANENTLY RESTORE THE CORNEAL SURFACE OF PATIENTS WITH TOTAL LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY1
TransplantationPublished 1 November 2001Open access
Paolo Rama, С. Бонини, Alessandro Lambìase, Osvaldo Golisano, Patrizia Paterna, Michele De Luca
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Preservation of limbal stem cells in culture gives new perspectives on the treatment of ocular disorders characterized by completeLimbal stem cell deficiency and the handiness and ease of long-distance transportation of the fibrin-cultured epithelial sheets suggest that this technology can now be widely applied.
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Preservation of limbal stem cells in culture gives new perspectives on the treatment of ocular disorders characterized by complete limbal stem cell deficiency. The multicenter nature of this study and the handiness and ease of long-distance transportation of the fibrin-cultured epithelial sheets suggest that this technology can now be widely applied.
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