title: [Corneal stem cells].
abstract: Corneal stem cells are adult type stem cells located in the basal layer of the epithelium at the sclero-corneal limbus. Modern concepts regarding corneal stem cells are discussed, focusing on stem niche location, corneal healing mechanisms, methods to cultivate stem cells in vitro or genetic and structural characterization. Most of the research in this area was performed in the last decade.
authors.affiliation: CLUJ-NAPOCA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Samoilă
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053687:Adult Stem Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods