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Towards the use of hydrogels in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

Corneal blindness caused by limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a prevailing disorder worldwide. Clinical outcomes for LSCD therapy using amniotic membrane (AM) are unpredictable. Hydrogels can eliminate limitations of standard therapy for LSCD, because they present all the advantages of AM (i.e....

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Autores principales: Wright, Bernice, Mi, Shengli, Connon, Che J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science Ltd., Distributed by Virgin Mailing and Distribution 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2012.07.012