Conjunctiva

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 296-319

  Nichols, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

External eye; Glycocalyx; Mucus; Tear film

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL EYE; GLYCOCALYX; MUCUS; TEAR FILMS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; GLYCOCALYX; GUINEA PIG; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAINING; STROMA; TEAR FILM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030044964     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960301)33:4<296::AID-JEMT2>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Review

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