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Electron microscopic studies of the morphology of the corneal stroma in the rabbit cornea using the freeze-fracture technique

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The morphology of the corneal stroma in the rabbit cornea was investigated under the electron microscope using the freeze-fracture technique. The collagen fibrils were closely packed into collagen bundles. In the freeze-fracture replicas the amorphous ground substance could not be demonstrated. At the stroma membranes were shown with crater-shaped depressions on the P-face and corresponding elevations on the E-face. Regarding the topographical relationships between the membranes and other parts of the fibroblasts, it was concluded in this investigation that the crater-shaped structures probably constitute pores in the plasma membrane of fibroblasts.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Cytobiologie der Universität Münster, Domagkstr. 3, D-4400, Münster, Germany

    H. -J. Sieweke, H. Robenek & H. Themann

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Sieweke, H.J., Robenek, H. & Themann, H. Electron microscopic studies of the morphology of the corneal stroma in the rabbit cornea using the freeze-fracture technique. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 218, 221–224 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02150099

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