Effects of surface topography on corneal epithelialization in vivo: A preliminary study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Xie, Ruo Zhong ^a,b   Sweeney, Deborah F ^a   Griesser, Hans J ^a   Steele, Jack G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CRCERT Building 2 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial membrane; Cornea; Feline; Glycoproteins; Implantation; Topography

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIZATION; IMPLANTATION; KERATECTOMY; PERIODONTIUM; TOPOGRAPHY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 4243224549     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01370.x     Document Type: Article

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