Freeze-drying as an alternative method of human sclera preservation Liofilização como alternativa à preservação de esclera humana

PURPOSE: To compare the effect of preserving sclera samples in either 95% ethanol or freeze-dried. METHODS: Ninety-six samples of human sclera were studied. Half of them were freeze-dried and half preserved in 95% ethanol. Preservation periods of 18, 45, 90 or 174 days were studied. Automated immuno...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina de Arantes Frota, Acácio Alves de Souza Lima Filho, Ana Beatriz Toledo Dias, Andréia Cristina dos Santos Lourenço, Emilia Antecka, Miguel N. Burnier Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000200002