Effects of tear substitutes on conjunctival epithelium of mice

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 265-275

  Aragona, Pasquale ^a   Micali, Antonio ^a   Paladino, Grazia ^b   Ferreri, Felicia ^a   Puzzolo, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SIFI SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctival epithelium; Goblet cells; Mouse; Tear substitutes

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; MUCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOBLET CELL; LACRIMATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GOBLET CELLS; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUCINS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SECRETORY VESICLES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 35048868454     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108120     Document Type: Article

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