The effect of age on the corneal subbasal nerve plexus

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 705-709

  Erie, Jay C ^a   McLaren, Jay W ^a   Hodge, David O ^b   Bourne, William M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Confocal microscopy; Corneal nerves; Subbasal nerves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SUBBASAL NERVE PLEXUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE FIBERS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE;

EID: 23044500819     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000154387.51355.39     Document Type: Article

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