Use of a corneal stroma perfusion technique and transmission electron microscopy to assess ultrastructural changes associated with exposure to slightly acidic pH 5.75 solutions

Current Eye Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-57

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Bergmanson, Jan P G ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal edema; Corneal stroma; Extracellular matrix; Ionic interactions; Keratocytes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; ELECTROLYTE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA STROMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL STROMA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SHEEP;

EID: 38549163547     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680701805742     Document Type: Article

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