Confocal microscopy and histopathological examination of diffuse lamellar keratitis in an experimental animal model

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-304

  De Rojas Silva, Ma Victoria ^a,d   Abraldes, Maximino J ^a   Díez Feijóo, Elío ^a   Yáñez, Purificación Mera ^b   Javaloy, Jaime ^c   Sánchez Salorio, Manuel ^a  

^a Fund Inst Galego de Oftalmoloxia   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE CONXO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; ENDOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA STROMA; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; IRITIS; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 33947388446     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070301-14     Document Type: Article

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