June 1965
Volume 4, Issue 3
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Electron Microscopy of the Human Corneal Endothelium with reference to Transport Mechanisms
Author Affiliations
  • TAKEO IWAMOTO
    Department of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.
  • GEORGE K. SMELSER
    Department of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 1965, Vol.4, 270-284. doi:
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      TAKEO IWAMOTO, GEORGE K. SMELSER; Electron Microscopy of the Human Corneal Endothelium with reference to Transport Mechanisms. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1965;4(3):270-284.

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Abstract

The corneal endothelium of four presumably normal human eyes, removed at operation, was studied with the electron microscope. Thorotrast had been injected into the anterior chamber a few minutes prior to the enucleation. The Thorotrast particles reached the anterior end of the intercellular space within 3 minutes and had entered Descemet's membrane within 6.5 minutes after injection into the anterior chamber. The pathway of the particles is discussed. The fine structure of the human corneal endothelium is described in detail, and the findings are schematized in a diagram (text, Fig. 30).

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