Morphological study of cryopreserved human corneal endothelium

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-45

  Canals, M ^a   Costa Vila, J ^b   Potau, J M ^b   Merindano, M D ^b   Ruano, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Endothelium; Human cornea; Scanning electron microscopy; Vital staining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITAL STAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033012988     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016641     Document Type: Article

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