part of part of develops into develops into stem cell epithelial fate stem cell corneal epithelial cell limbal epithelial stem cell of cornea 2024-12-11T13:59:19Z LESC limbal stem cell LSC limbal epithelial stem cell A stem cell that is part of the corneo-scleral limbus. This cell type resides at the basal layer of the epithelium and has a small size and high nuclear to cytoplasmatic ratio (Secker and Daniels, 2009). A limbal stem cell is responsible for corneal epithelial renewal and repair (Li et al., 2023), and to help maintain a clear corneal surface by preventing conjunctival epithelial cells from migrating onto the cornea (Wang et al., 2023). basal lamina of epithelium corneo-scleral junction Aleix Puig-Barbé Ellen Quardokus