In vivo observation of Langerhans cells by laser confocal microscopy in Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis

Molecular Vision

Volumn 15, Issue , 2009, Pages 1456-1462

  Kawamoto, Koji ^a   Chikama, Tai Ichiro ^a   Takahashi, Norihisa ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTATE KERATITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

BOWMAN MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; LANGERHANS CELLS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 68149092182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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