Sugars: An exceptional protective coat for the ocular surface;Azúcares: Una capa protectora excepcional de la superficie ocular

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 289-290

  Argueso P ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EDITORIAL; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; GLYCOCALYX; HUMANS; MUCINS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 45849113238     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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