 Limbus Corneae
"Limbus Corneae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera. It is highly vascular and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea. It is ophthalmologically significant in that it appears on the outer surface of the eyeball as a slight furrow, marking the line between the clear cornea and the sclera. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
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D016850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.217.659
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| Concept/Terms |
Limbus Corneae- Limbus Corneae
- Sclerocorneal Limbus
- Limbus, Sclerocorneal
- Corneal Limbus
- Limbus, Corneal
- Corneoscleral Junction
- Corneoscleral Junctions
- Junction, Corneoscleral
- Junctions, Corneoscleral
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limbus Corneae" by people in Profiles.
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Gesteira TF, Sun M, Coulson-Thomas YM, Yamaguchi Y, Yeh LK, Hascall V, Coulson-Thomas VJ. Hyaluronan Rich Microenvironment in the Limbal Stem Cell Niche Regulates Limbal Stem Cell Differentiation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Sep 01; 58(11):4407-4421.
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Pellegrini G, Dellambra E, Golisano O, Martinelli E, Fantozzi I, Bondanza S, Ponzin D, McKeon F, De Luca M. p63 identifies keratinocyte stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Mar 13; 98(6):3156-61.
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Ronk JF, Ruiz-Esmenjaud S, Osorio M, Bacigalupi M, Goosey JD. Limbal conjunctival autograft in a subacute alkaline corneal burn. Cornea. 1994 Sep; 13(5):465-8.
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