Technical Reference #1475

1475.

Β2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling Mediates Corneal Epithelial Wound Repair Shahed Y. Ghoghawala; Mark J. Mannis; Christine E. Pullar; Mark I. Rosenblatt; and R. Rivkah Isseroff, University of California Davis, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 49(1475), (2008)
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Abstract:
β-Adrenergic receptor (AR) antagonists are frequently prescribed ophthalmic drugs yet previous investigations into how catecholamines affect corneal wound healing have yielded conflicting results. With the use of an integrated pharmacologic and genetic a

Materials & Methods:
Glass-bottom culture dishes (MatTek Corp. Ashland MA) were collagen coated using a 60 g/mL solution of bovine dermal collagen in D-PBS for 1 hour at 37°C.

Microscopic Technique
Light Microscopy

Cell Type(s)
AMCE