Table 1 of Nubile, Mol Vis 2013; 19:516-525.


Table 1. Samples classification: the number of segments containing limbal epithelial crypts, the total number of crypts, and the number of cells within the crypts in all of the samples studied.

Sclerocorneal rims
High Density Segments containing crypts Number of crypts p63+/total counted cells in crypts (percentage of positive cells)
1 6 9 800/850 (94.1%)
2 7 12 552/570 (96.8%)
3 5 10 555/590 (94.1%)
4 6 11 991/1180 (84%)
Low Density
1 4 6 122/170 (71.7%)
2 4 8 111/230 (48.2)
3 3 7 135/215 (62.8%)
4 4 8 155/260 (59.6%)