Overview of electrolyte and fluid transport across the conjunctiva

Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 252-260

  Candia, O A ^a   Alvarez, L J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Conjunctival epithelium; Electrolyte transport; Electrophysiological measurements; Fluid transport; Net water fluxes; Short circuit current; Unidirectional water fluxes; Ussing chambers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864290368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00052-X     Document Type: Chapter

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