Binding of acanthamoeba to hydrogel contact lenses

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-155

  Gorlin, Alan I ^a   Gabriel, Manal M ^a   Wilson, Louis A ^b   Ahearn, Donald G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoebae binding; Contact lenses

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTACT LENS; HYDROGEL; ISOTOPE LABELING; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE TENSION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029970269     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689608997408     Document Type: Article

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