Prevalence of 'non-hexagonal' cells in the corneal endothelium of young Caucasian adults, and their inter-relationships

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 415-422

  Doughty, Michael J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CELL SHAPE; CELL TYPE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 0031658565     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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