Corneal organ culture: Effects of serum and a stabilised form of L-glutamine

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 740-744

  Ayoubi, M G ^a   Armitage, W J ^a,b   Easty, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN RED S; GLUTAMINE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYEBANK; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0029838976     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.8.740     Document Type: Article

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