Toxicity of intrastromal voriconazole injection on corneal endothelium in rabbits

Cornea

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 928-934

  Park, Chang Hyun ^a,b   Lee, Hyun Soo ^a   Chung, Sung Kun ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Department of Ophthalmology Air Base Hospital of 18th Fighter Wing Republic of Korea Air Force   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cornea; corneal endothelial cell; intrastromal injection; rabbit; voriconazole

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INTRASTROMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA STROMA; DRUG EFFECTS; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RABBITS; VORICONAZOLE;

EID: 84905996346     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000181     Document Type: Article

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