About the Authors
- Oeygunn Utheim
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* E-mail: utheim2@gmail.com
Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Rakibul Islam
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Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Torstein Lyberg
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Borghild Roald
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Jon Roger Eidet
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Maria Fideliz de la Paz
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Affiliation Institut Universitari Barraquer, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Darlene A. Dartt
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Affiliation Schepens Eye Research Institute / Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
- Sten Raeder
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Affiliation The Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, Oslo/Tromsoe, Norway
- Tor Paaske Utheim
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Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Competing Interests
JRE and TPU have filed the following patent applications on storage media for cultured epithelial cells: (1) Application number 1403621.4, title “Retinal Pigment Epithelium cell storage medium” and (2) application number 1403622.2, title “Mammalian cell storage medium”. Authors SR and TPU have an additional patent application regarding transplant storage: (3) Application number 20110281352, title “A kit for storing cells or tissues” This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TL BR DAD SR TPU. Performed the experiments: OAU TPU RI JRE MFP. Analyzed the data: OAU JRE SR TPU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MFP. Wrote the paper: OAU RI TL BR JRE MFP DAD SR TPU.