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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
In corneal cryopreservation and other preservation techniques, the donor tissue post-mortem time is believed to affect endothelial cell survival. In this study, porcine eyes were stored in a moist chamber at 4 degrees C for 2, 4, 8, 32, and 72 h. Then the corneas were subjected to cryopreservation. After thawing, a 24-h interval of organ culture was used as a viability test. The cell density of the central cornea and the percentage of Descemet's membrane denuded of endothelium were determined with vital staining and morphometric methods. Corneas stored 2-32 h before cryopreservation showed no difference in necrotic areas or cell density of surviving endothelium. Corneas stored 72 h before cryopreservation revealed no endothelial cell survival. We conclude that a post-mortem time of up to 32 h before corneal cryopreservation has no influence on endothelial cell survival.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0723-8045
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
374-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Effect of postmortem time on survival of corneal endothelium after cryopreservation].
pubmed:affiliation
Universitäts-Augenklinik, Bern, Schweiz.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract