In vivo imaging of the conjunctival epithelium using confocal laser scanning microscopy;In-vivo-darstellung des bindehautepithels: Eine vergleichende morphologische untersuchung mittels konfokaler laser-scanning-mikroskopie und impressionszytologie

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 401-405

  Rath, R ^a   Stave, J ^b   Guthoff, R ^b   Giebel, J ^b   Tost, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Conjunctiva; Dry eye; Goblet cells; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SECRETION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA; CYTOPLASM; DRY EYE; GOBLET CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICS; SECRETORY CELL;

CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIUM; GOBLET CELLS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33646559818     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-006-1337-4     Document Type: Article

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