Characterization of the cleavage plane in Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1950-1957

  Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^a   Bachmann, Bjoern O ^a   Laaser, Kathrin ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID P COMPONENT; FIBRILLIN 1; FIBRONECTIN; FIBULIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; OSTEONECTIN; VITRONECTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGED; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN PRESERVATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 80053607694     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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