To investigate changes in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells during wound healing, we evaluated the deposition of newly synthesized extracellular matrix (ECM) over time during wound healing in rat RPE cultures. We also estimated the effect of growth factors on the healing rate and ECM synthesis.
Infection of retinal epithelial cells withL. amazonensisimpacts in extracellular matrix proteins
✍ Scribed by Kátia da Silva Calabrese; Leandro de Souza Silva; Luiz Otávio Pereira Carvalho; Daiana de Jesus Hardoim; Mariana da Silva-Almeida; Renato Arruda Mortara; Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 867 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1955
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