Human cornea and sclera studied by atomic force microscopy

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Meller, D ^a   Peters, K ^b   Meller, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Collagen; Cornea; Extracellular matrix; Human; Sclera

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA;

CORNEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SCLERA;

EID: 0030944391     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050798     Document Type: Article

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