Sentences with word «limbus»

Other data obtained in this report (BrdU nitroblue tetrazolium staining by alkaline phosphatase and fluorescence due to fluorescein) would further suggest that putative stem cells are located in the posterior limbus between the peripheral endothelium and the trabecular meshwork.

The area of the trabecular meshwork and its surrounding posterior limbus in the human, however, showed considerable fluorescence indicative of cell division (Figure 6B).

As the needle tip progressed from the high right atrium to the inferior vena cava, the thin foramen ovale manifested as a hypoechoic region between the thick limbus fossae ovalis and the tendon of Todaro (with a diagonal artifact from the ICE catheter and sheath).

A dual - layer silk fibroin scaffold for reconstructing the human corneal limbus.

The corneal changes usually begin at the lower lateral limbus.

When the posterior limbus and trabecular meshwork were examined (Figure 7A), the amount of fluorescence observed was qualitatively increased over that in which no wounding occurred (Figure 6B).

The use of Limbo (from the Latin «limbus», for hem of edge) refers to a state of natural happiness outside heaven for babies and certain virtuous people, such as the faithful Jews who lived before Christ.

Ophthalmologists do this by creating a patch of cells from a surgically removed slice of the limbus and stitching it to the damaged cornea.

One example of this research is the practice of using stem cells taken from a healthy eye's limbus, the area around the cornea where stem cells are stored, to create a layer of healthy cells to replace damaged ones in the cornea, the transparent, dome - shaped layer of cells covering the front of the eye.

Dr. Basu had previously developed a technique to obtain ocular stem cells from tiny biopsies at the surface of the eye and a region between the cornea and sclera known as the limbus.

Immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stromal cell cultures derived from the limbus of human and rabbit corneas.

In the limbus, the cells are found in structures termed the palisades of Vogt, that are believed to provide a supportive and protective environment to the LESCs.

Moreover, other laboratory results [46] suggest that endothelial stem cells may be present in the posterior limbus.