Scanning electron microscopic studies of the basal surface of the corneal endothelium and the stromal and endothelial surfaces of Descemet's membrane in rats

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-98

  Sasaki, Keiko ^a   Fukudome, Hatsuko ^a   Inoué, Takao ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descemet's membrane; Non coating observation method; Rat corneal endothelium; Scanning electron microscopy; Sputter coating with platinum

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; PLATINUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032913613     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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