The Role of E-Cadherin in Maintaining the Barrier Function of Corneal Epithelium after Treatment with Cultured Autologous Oral Mucosa Epithelial Cell Sheet Grafts for Limbal Stem Deficiency

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Western blot analysis of E-cadherin and N-cadherin (a), beta-catenin and phosphorylated beta-catenin (b), beta-actin levels (c), Cnx43 (d), and occludin (e) levels. (f) Pictures of targeted protein. CAOMECS: cultured autologous oral mucosa epithelial cell sheet; NE: rabbit healthy normal epithalial cells.

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