Ultrastructural organization of human corneal nerves

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 476-488

  Müller, Linda J ^a   Pels, Liesbeth ^a   Vrensen, Gijs F J M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

epithelium; human corneal fibers; stroma; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; NERVE FIBERS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0029918272     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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