Assessment of the number of lamellae in the central region of the normal human corneal stroma at the resolution of the transmission electron microscope

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 281-287

  Bergmanson, Jan P G ^a   Horne, Jessica ^a   Doughty, Michael J ^b   Garcia, Michelle ^a   Gondo, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal stroma; Counts; Lamellae; Sections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMELLAR BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EYE BANKS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 31944447177     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000165280.94927.0D     Document Type: Article

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