Table 3 of Martínez-Osorio, Mol Vis 2009; 15:2185-2195.

Table 3. Cell lineage analysis.

Origin CK7 CD45
% Density % Density
Tarsal conjunctiva 67.9±1.6 4.6±0.4 3.8±0.4 1.1±0.0
Bulbar conjunctiva 65.7±2.5 7.5±0.8 2.8±0.4 1.3±0.2
p 0.48 0.005 0.07 0.14

The table summarizes the results of immunophenotyping of brush cytology-recovered cells from healthy human epithelium. CK7 and CD45 expressions on tarsal and bulbar conjunctival cells were measured as percentage of positive cells (%) and Mean Fluorescence Intensity (MFI, Density). Flow cytometric analysis showed that 3.8±0.4% and 2.8±0.4% of the tarsal and bulbar cells, respectively, were CD45+ intraepithelial leukocytes indicating that the recovered population was not purely epithelial (CK7+CD45-).

Martínez-Osorio, Mol Vis 2009; 15:2185-2195. http://www.molvis.org/molvis/v15/a235

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