Organization of the regenerated nerves in human corneal grafts

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Al Aqaba, Mouhamed Ali ^a,b   Otri, Ahmad Muneer ^a   Fares, Usama ^a   Miri, Ammar ^a   Dua, Harminder S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 83555164802     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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