Influencing factors on the suitability of organ-cultured corneas

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1227-1233

  Gavrilov, J C ^a   Borderie, V M ^a   Laroche, L ^a   Delbosc, B ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE LA VISION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

corneal assessment; corneal organ culture; corneal storage; corneal suitability for penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN CULTURE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

EID: 77954728537     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.312     Document Type: Article

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