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A unique pre-endothelial layer at the posterior peripheral cornea: ultrastructural study
| العنوان: | A unique pre-endothelial layer at the posterior peripheral cornea: ultrastructural study |
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| المؤلفون: | Saeed Akhtar, Ramachandran Samivel, Adrian Smedowski, Aljoharah Alkanaan, Ali Masmali, Omar Kirat, Adnan Ali Khan, Turki Almubrad |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the ultrastructure of a unique structures at the anterior side of the endothelium of the posterior peripheral cornea and compare their inner fibers to those of the limbus and sclera. The unique structures at the anterior side of endothelium was referred as a pre-endothelial (PENL) structures in the present manuscript. Ten anonymous-donor human corneoscleral rims (leftover after corneal transplants) were processed for electron microscopy. Semi-thin sections were examined using an Olympus BX53 microscope, and ultrathin sections were studied using a JOEL 1400 transmission electron microscope. A unique PENL structures was identified at the posterior peripheral cornea at a radial distance of approximately 70–638 µm, from the endpoint of Descemet’s membrane. The PENL thinned out gradually and disappeared in the center. The contained an electron-dense sheath with periodic structures (narrow-spacing fibers), wide-spacing fibers, and numerous microfibrils. Typical elastic fibers were present in the sclera and limbus but were not observed in the PENL. This study revealed the existence of a new acellular PENL, containing unique fibrillar structures that were unseen in the corneal stroma. From the evidence describe in this paper we therefore suggest that PENL is a distinct morphological structure present at the corneal periphery. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-06552-6 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/f0bbebf60e3a444ca97f58b3b8992421 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.f0bbebf60e3a444ca97f58b3b8992421 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-06552-6 |