Cross-linking of human amniotic membrane by glutaraldehyde

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Spoerl, Eberhard ^a,b   Wollensak, Gregor ^a   Reber, Friedemann ^a   Pillunat, Lutz ^a  

^a Universitätsklinikum CGC   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amnion; Biomechanics; Collagenase; Cross linking; Glutaraldehyde

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; CROSS LINKING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISSOLUTION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; EYE MALFORMATION; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION;

AMNION; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; COLLAGENASES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 1842457503     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076884     Document Type: Article

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