Integrins: versatility, modulation, and signaling in cell adhesion

RO Hynes - Cell, 1992 - Elsevier
The recognition of integrins as a widely expressed family of cell surface adhesion receptors
is around five years old (Hynes, 1987). At that time, one could identify about ten distinct …

The amniotic membrane in ophthalmology

HS Dua, JAP Gomes, AJ King, VS Maharajan - Survey of ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
The amniotic membrane is the innermost of the three layers forming the fetal membranes. It
was first used in 1910 in skin transplantation. Thereafter it has been used in surgical …

Comparison of conjunctival autografts, amniotic membrane grafts, and primary closure for pterygium excision

P Prabhasawat, K Barton, G Burkett, SCG Tseng - Ophthalmology, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of the study is to determine whether amniotic membrane can be
used as an alternative to conjunctival autograft after pterygium excision. Design: A …

Amniotic membrane transplantation for persistent epithelial defects with ulceration

SH Lee, SCG Tseng - American journal of ophthalmology, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine whether preserved human amniotic membrane can be used as an
alternative substrate for treating persistent corneal epithelial defects with sterile ulceration …

Sensing the environment: a historical perspective on integrin signal transduction

CK Miranti, JS Brugge - Nature cell biology, 2002 - nature.com
Cell adhesion mediated by integrin receptors has a critical function in organizing cells in
tissues and in guiding haematopoietic cells to their sites of action. However, integrin …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and function of hemidesmosomes: more than simple adhesion complexes

L Borradori, A Sonnenberg - Journal of investigative dermatology, 1999 - Elsevier
The attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix is of crucial importance in the maintenance
of tissue structure and integrity. In stratified epithelia such as in skin as well as in other …

Molecular architecture and function of the hemidesmosome

G Walko, MJ Castañón, G Wiche - Cell and tissue research, 2015 - Springer
Hemidesmosomes are multiprotein complexes that facilitate the stable adhesion of basal
epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane. The mechanical stability of …

Amniotic membrane transplantation for conjunctival surface reconstruction

SCG Tseng, P Prabhasawat, SH Lee - American journal of ophthalmology, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine whether preserved human amniotic membrane can be used to
reconstruct the conjunctival defect created during surgical removal of a large lesion or …

[HTML][HTML] Enrichment for living murine keratinocytes from the hair follicle bulge with the cell surface marker CD34

RJ Morris, CD Bortner, G Cotsarelis, JM Reece… - Journal of Investigative …, 2003 - Elsevier
It is widely believed that epithelial stem cells reside in the hair follicle bulge region. We
investigated the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell marker, CD34, as a potential marker …

[HTML][HTML] Human amniotic membrane transplantation: different modalities of its use in ophthalmology

C Malhotra, AK Jain - World journal of transplantation, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner layer of the fetal membranes and consist of 3
different layers: the epithelium, basement membrane and stroma which further consists of …