Table 1 of
Qi, Mol Vis 2007;
13:1934-1941.Table 1 of
Qi, Mol Vis 2007;
13:1934-1941.
Table 1. Three expression patterns of limbal basal cell markers
The evaluation was based on immunofluorescent staining. In the table, -, undetectable; +, weakly positive; ++, moderately positive; +++, strongly positive. The asterisk indicates neurotrophic factors or their receptors.
Limbal epithelium Corneal epithelium
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Pattern Markers Basal Suprabasal Basal Suprabasal
------- ----------- ----- ---------- ----- ----------
I p63 +++ - - -
ABCG2 +++ - - -
Integrin α9 +++ - - -
N-cadherin +++ - - -
NGF* +++ - - -
TrkA* +++ - - -
GDNF* +++ - - -
GFRα-1* +++ - - -
II Integrin β1 +++ + +++ ++
EGFR +++ + +++ ++
K19 +++ + +++ +++
α-enolase +++ + ++ +
BDNF* +++ ++ ++ ++
III Nestin - +++ + +++
E-cadherin - +++ + +++
NT-3* - +++ + +++
NT-4* - +++ + +++
Connexin 43 - +++ + +++
Involucrin - +++ + +++
K3 - +++ +++ +++
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