Controlled study of the influence of storage medium type on endothelial assessment during corneal organ culture [2]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 579-581

  Thuret, G ^a,b   Manissolle, C ^a   Herrag, S ^a   Deb, N ^a,b   Campos Guyotat, L ^a   Gain, P ^a,b   Acquart, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b Hopital Bellevue   (France)

^c Cornea Bank/French Blood Centre ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EYEBANK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE QUALITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 1842557315     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.022020     Document Type: Letter

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