Structure and composition of rat precorneal tear film: A study by an in vivo cryofixation

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Chen, Hai Bo ^a   Yamabayashi, Shigeki ^a   Ou, Bo ^a   Tanaka, Yuko ^a   Ohno, Shinichi ^a   Tsukahara, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

in vivo cryofixation; microscopy; mucus; precorneal tear film; three layered structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; FROZEN SECTION; MICROSCOPY; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEAR FILM;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; CORNEA; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUCUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEARS;

EID: 0031045156     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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