Retrocorneal membrane with myofibroblasts after perforating injury: An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of 11 cases

Cornea

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 700-706

  Cockerham, Glenn C ^a   Hidayat, Ahmed A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Electron microscopy; Fibrous ingrowth; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblast; Pathology; Penetrating keratoplasty; Retrocorneal membrane

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYOFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; EYE INJURIES; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0032713419     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199911000-00013     Document Type: Article

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