Characterization of specular 'dark events' in human donor corneal endothelium by scanning and transmission electron microscopy

Cornea

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 544-549

  Nartey, Israel N ^a,b   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^b   Jester, James V ^b   Andrews, Peter ^c   Petroll, W M ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Dark events; Paracellular fluid channels; Specular confocal electron microscopy; Vacuoles; Y junctional pores

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031663451     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199809000-00013     Document Type: Article

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