Both took stem cells from the limbus, the circular area of the eye that surrounds the cornea.
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In cases where the limbus is destroyed there has been little hope to restore the patient's sight.
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Stem cells isolated from the corneal limbus growing in culture.
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A wealthier woman might also have added a limbus to her stola.
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The tissue was drawn from the limbus, an area at the junction of the cornea and white part of the eye.
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In cases where both eyes were damaged by burns, cells were taken from an unaffected part of the limbus.
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The cells were taken from the limbus, the rim around the cornea, the clear window that covers the colored part of the eye.
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In a normal eye, stem cells in the limbus are like factories, churning out new cells to replace dead corneal cells.
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A limbus was a separate piece of fabric with many folds that was sewn into the hem of the stola creating the appearance of another gown being worn beneath.
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A border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
Limbuu0161 (pronouncedu00A0) is a village on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.
Yakthung or Limbu tribe and clans belong to the Kirati nation or Kirat confederation, and are of Tibeto/Mongoloid ethnicity. They are indigenous to hill and mountains of east Nepal between Arun and mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim.
A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea
Boundary area connecting the cornea and sclera; the three form the eye's outermost layer.
Junction between the cornea and the sclera
Border, hem, or fringe; a general term for the margins of certain structures, as in limbus vertebral factures.
Latin = a margin, usually curved, hence, limbus of cornea, its circular junction with the sclera, adjective - limbic; limbic lobe of the brain comprises structures which encircle the junction of the diencephalon and telencephalon.
The border along which the column joins the pedal disk.