Comparative Study of Human Keratocyte Density after Corneal Grafting by Using Confocal Microscopy in Vivo

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 220, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 830-834

  Mikek, Kristina ^a   Hawlina, Marko ^a   Pfeifer, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Human corneal keratocyte density; Human keratocyte nuclear area; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0346458737     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-812554     Document Type: Article

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