Corneal permeability in a redesigned corneal holder for the bovine cornea opacity and permeability assay

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 853-857

  Ubels, J L ^a,b   Ditlev, J A ^a   Clousing, D P ^a   Casterton, P L ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MI 49546 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine cornea opacity and permeability assay; Cornea; Ocular toxicology

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FLUORESCEIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVINE CORNEA OPACITY AND PERMEABILITY ASSAY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; STANDARD; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCEIN; PERMEABILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TOXICITY TESTS;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 4744356749     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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