Hydration (water binding) of the mammalian corneal stroma ex vivo and in vitro: Sample mass and error considerations

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 666-675

  Doughty, Michael J ^a,b   Aakre, Bente Monica ^a   Patel, Sudi ^a,c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FAAO ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collagen; collagen gel matrix; cornea; hydration; keratocytes; stroma; water

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL MATRIX; KERATOCYTES; MAMMALIAN CORNEAL STROMA; MASS; SALINE SOLUTIONS;

COLLAGEN; ERRORS; HYDRATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SOLUTIONS; SWELLING; WATER; WEIGHING;

TISSUE;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA STROMA; COW; GEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHEEP; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; CATTLE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESICCATION; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; RABBITS; SHEEP;

EID: 0030273143     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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