Normal human corneal cell populations evaluated by in vivo scanning slit confocal microscopy

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 485-492

  Mustonen, Raine K ^a,b   McDonald, Marguerite B ^a   Srivannaboon, Sabong ^a   Tan, Alnette L ^a   Doubrava, Mark W ^a   Kim, Christian K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Endothelium; Epithelium; Stroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0031657504     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199809000-00005     Document Type: Article

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