Confocal light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of the human eye lens

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Masters, Barry R ^a   Vrensen, Gijs F J M ^b   Willekens, Ben ^b   Van Marle, Jan ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CLM; Epithelium; Fibers; Human; Lens; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031105867     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0217     Document Type: Article

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