Ultrastructural changes in rat cornea after prolonged hypobaric hypoxia

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-293

  Mastropasqua, L ^a   Ciancaglini, M ^a   Di Tano, G ^b   Carpineto, P ^a   Lobefalo, L ^a   Loffredo, B ^b   Bosco, D ^a   Columbaro, M ^c   Falcieri, E ^a,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypobaric hypoxia; Rat cornea; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CELL HYPOXIA; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CELL HYPOXIA; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; OXYGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032038395     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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