Assessment of ocular irritation by image processed quantification of cell injury in human corneal cell cultures and in corneal constructs

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-353

  Engelke, Maria ^a   Patzke, Jens ^a   Tykhonova, Svitlana ^a   Zorn Kruppa, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell lines; Confocal fluorescence scanning microscopy; Corneal equivalent; Digital image processing; Live dead cell assay

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; ETHIDIUM;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CYTOTOXICITY; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 12344299352     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290403200405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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