Histopathology and ultrastructure of human corneas after amniotic membrane transplantation

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1487-1490

  Seitz, Berthold ^a   Resch, Miklós D ^b   Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^b   Hofmann Rummelt, Carmen ^b   Sauer, Renate ^b   Kruse, Friedrich E ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMNION; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33749550425     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.10.1487     Document Type: Article

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