Standard microlithographic mosaics to assess endothelial cell counting methods by light microscopy in eye banks using organ culture

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4373-4377

  Deb Joardar, Nilanjana ^a   Thuret, Gilles ^a   Racine, Georges André ^b   Pons, David ^a   Brun, Gerald ^a   Parriaux, Olivier ^a   Peoc'h, Michel ^a   Acquart, Sophie ^a,c   Gain, Philippe ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c French Blood Center/Eye Bank of Saint Etienne   (France)

^d SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DEVICE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYEBANK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

CELL COUNT; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BANKS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33750579063     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0536     Document Type: Article

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