Organ-cultured corneal endothelium in vivo. 1977

W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom

We used the clinical specular microscope to examine the endothelium of 14 clear penetrating corneal grafts that ranged from 4 days to 2 1/2 years posttransplantation. All the donor corneas had been preserved in organ culture at 37 C for up to five weeks before grafting. Ten of the transplants were aphakic. The graft endothelial cell density, although less than that of normal corneas of the same age, was similar to that of other transplants done by the same two surgeons using alternate methods of donor preservation. We found a significant inverse correlation between graft endothelial cell density and the age of the corneal donor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009924 Organ Culture Techniques A technique for maintenance or growth of animal organs in vitro. It refers to three-dimensional cultures of undisaggregated tissue retaining some or all of the histological features of the tissue in vivo. (Freshney, Culture of Animal Cells, 3d ed, p1) Organ Culture,Culture Technique, Organ,Culture Techniques, Organ,Organ Culture Technique,Organ Cultures
D002470 Cell Survival The span of viability of a cell characterized by the capacity to perform certain functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, some form of responsiveness, and adaptability. Cell Viability,Cell Viabilities,Survival, Cell,Viabilities, Cell,Viability, Cell
D003315 Cornea The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Corneas
D004727 Endothelium A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body. Endotheliums
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

Related Publications

W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
October 1978, Acta ophthalmologica,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
June 2017, Cell and tissue banking,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
December 1978, Investigative ophthalmology & visual science,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
December 1994, Transplantation proceedings,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
January 2010, Ophthalmic research,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
December 1986, Current eye research,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
July 2005, Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
February 1975, Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960),
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
October 1996, Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica,
W M Bourne, and D J Doughman, and R L Lindstrom
March 2002, The British journal of ophthalmology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!