Donor corneas for transplantation: A scanning electron microscopic study of the epithelium

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 516-521

  Slettedal, Jon Klokk ^a   Lyberg, Torstein ^a   Ramstad, Hanne ^a   Nicolaissen, Bjørn ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cornea; Donor; Epithelium; Eye bank; Post mortem time; Scanning electron microscopy; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CADAVER DONOR; CELL ADHESION; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BANKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33746278114     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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