A comparative study of the corneal endothelium in vertebrates

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 245-254

  Collin, Shaun P ^a   Collin, H Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian vertebrates; Cell densities; Cilia; Corneal endothelium; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343311836     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1998.tb06744.x     Document Type: Article

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