Collagens and proteoglycans of the cornea: importance in transparency and visual disorders
Collagens and proteoglycans of the cornea: importance in transparency and visual disorders
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The cornea represents the external part of the eye and consists of an epithelium, a stroma and an endothelium. Due to its curvature and transparency this structure makes up approximately 70 % of the total refractive power of the eye. This function is partly made possible by the particular organization of the collagen extracellular matrix contained...
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Collagens and proteoglycans of the cornea: importance in transparency and visual disorders
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03406779v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03406779v1
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0302-766X
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1432-0878
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10.1007/s00441-015-2233-5
