Ultrastructure of cultured and cryopreserved human corneal keratocytes

Cornea

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 589-594

  Borderie, V M ^a   Laroche, L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Cornea; Cryopreservation; Keratocyte; Necrosis; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HUMAN ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CORNEA CELL; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032835251     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199909000-00012     Document Type: Article

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