Collagen synthesized in fluorocarbon polymer implant in the rabbit cornea

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-376

  Drubaix, Isabelle ^a,b   Legeais, Jean Marc ^a   Malek Chehire, Nayla ^a   Savoldelli, Michèle ^a   Ménasche, Maurice ^a   Robert, Ladislas ^b   Renard, Gilles ^a   Pouliquena, Yves ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial cornea; Biomaterials; Collagen; Cornea; Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; Immunogold labelling; Keratoprosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLITEF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; KERATOPROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029914426     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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