A redesigned corneal holder for the bovine cornea opacity and permeability assay that maintains normal corneal morphology

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-628

  Ubels, J L ^a,b   Paauw, J D ^a   Casterton, P L ^c   Kool, D J ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Alticor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Bovine cornea opacity and permeability assay permeability assay; Cornea; Corneal endothelium; Corneal epithelium

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA OPACITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCLERA;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; IRRITANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0036802548     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(02)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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