Refractive indices of the collagen fibrils and extrafibrillar material of the corneal stroma

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1382-1387

  Leonard, D W ^a   Meek, K M ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 6;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REFRACTION INDEX; TROUT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031058542     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78784-8     Document Type: Article

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