Protective role of corneal epithelium against ultraviolet radiation damage

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 714-717

  Podskochy, Alexander ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cornea; Epithelium; Rabbit; UVR

Indexed keywords

HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATITIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; RABBITS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 11244272834     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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