The integration of the corneal and limbal fibrils in the human eye

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2508-2512

  Newton, Richard H ^a   Meek, Keith M ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ARTICLE; CORNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SCLERA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031722984     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77695-7     Document Type: Article

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