vision/eye
• corneal epithelium wound area is 3 times larger at 40 hours after injury and 6 times larger at 72 hours compared to in wild-type mice due to a delay in increased proliferation of epithelial cells
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• mice exhibit a 14% thinning of the corneal epithelium (30.6 microns compared to 34.6 microns in wild-type mice)
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• 15% fewer cells are present in the corneal epithelium (cell density of 116+/-8 cells per 0.3 um length compared to 139+/-11 in wild-type mice)
• cell proliferation in the corneal epithelium is decreased 25% (135+/-25 Ki67+ cells per section compared to 181+/-17 in wild-type mice)
• however, apoptosis rates are normal in the corneal epithelium
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homeostasis/metabolism
• corneal epithelium wound area is 3 times larger at 40 hours after injury and 6 times larger at 72 hours compared to in wild-type mice due to a delay in increased proliferation of epithelial cells
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