A physiological perspective on the swelling properties of the mammalian corneal stroma

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 117-129

  Doughty, Michael J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldehyde dehydrogenase; Corneal oedema; Corneal stroma; Cytoplasic enzymes; hydration; Keratocytes; Lactate dehydrogenase; Lysosomal enzymes; N acetyl glucosaminidase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BUFFER; COLLAGEN; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHOSPHATE; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA STROMA; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXTRACTION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0042381843     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(03)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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