Further analysis of the size and shape of cells obtained by impression cytology from the exposed portion of the human bulbar conjunctiva

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 391-400

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Blades, Kenneth ^a   Button, Norman F ^a   Wilson, Graeme ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA;

ADULT; CELL SIZE; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033863583     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(99)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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