Organ culture preservation for corneal tissue: Technical and quality aspects

Developments in Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2009, Pages 31-46

  Pels, E ^a   Rijneveld, W J ^a  

^a Euro Tissue Bank ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EUROPE; EYEBANK; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EUROPE; EYE BANKS; HUMANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGAN PRESERVATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 67651235751     PISSN: 02503751     EISSN: 16622790     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000223837     Document Type: Article

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