LEPI Cells (IMAGE)

University of Eastern Finland

LEPI Cells

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LEPI cell culture modeling realistic blood-retinal barrier of the eye. LEPI cells model the real-life retinal pigment epithelial layer of the eye by forming a tight epithelial layer and having hexagonal cell morphology like in the human eye (Confocal microscope image: cell nucleus is shown as blue and cell membrane as red).

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Mika Reinisalo

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