Open AccessCorneal storage at 4° Celsius in a chondroitin sulphate and dextran containing medium
Author(s) -
Morton Maria
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1992.tb00941.x
Subject(s) - trypan blue , dextran , chondroitin , chondroitin sulphate , chemistry , corneal endothelium , degree celsius , cornea , vital stain , chondroitin sulfate , stain , chromatography , ophthalmology , medicine , biochemistry , staining , in vitro , glycosaminoglycan , pathology , physics , thermodynamics
Corneas were stored at 4°C in a chondroitin sulphate and dextran containing medium from one to ten days. The viability of the corneal endothelium was assessed after storage with the vital stain, trypan blue.