Observation of human corneal and scleral collagen fibrils by atomic force microscopy

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 496-501

  Yamamoto, Susumu ^a   Hitomi, Jiro ^a   Sawaguchi, Shoichi ^b   Abe, Haruki ^a   Shigeno, Masatsugu ^c   Ushiki, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Collagen; Cornea; Sclera; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; GLASS;

AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SCLERA;

EID: 0036758871     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(02)00558-0     Document Type: Article

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