Bicarbonate promotes dye coupling in the epithelium and endothelium of the rabbit cornea

Current Eye Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-120

  Williams, K Keven ^a   Watsky, Mitchell A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal endothelium; Corneal epithelium; Cx43, HCO3 ; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CITRIC ACID; DYE; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BATH; CELL PH; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLUORESCEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RABBITS;

EID: 1042265018     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.28.2.109.26234     Document Type: Article

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