Fig. 1From: Cellular therapy of corneal epithelial defect by adipose mesenchymal stem cell-derived epithelial progenitorsA schematic diagram showing the small molecule-induced conversion of human ADSC to epithelial-like progenitors via mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) and further differentiation to generate epithelial cells (MET-Epi). The cell sheet was tissue-engineered on fibrin gel to prepare construct for transplantationBack to article page