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Br J Ophthalmol ; 89(10): 1351-5, 2005 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16170131

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AIM: To investigate the influence of refractive index of aqueous humour on imaging of corneal endothelium in confocal microscopy. To clarify the phenomenon of dark endothelial and bright epithelial cell membranes in confocal images of corneas. METHODS: Use of a novel digital confocal laser scanning microscope, a combination of the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT II) and the Rostock cornea module. Exchange of aqueous humour solution from domestic pigs against glycerol/water solutions (refractive indices eta = 1.337-1.47). Transelectron microscopy of endothelial and epithelial cell morphology. RESULTS: Under the terms of variable refractive indices no differences were observed for general imaging of endothelium. Bright cells were bordered by dark cell membranes in all experiments. Electron microscopy of endothelium and epithelium revealed differences in intracellular and cell membrane structure of both cell types. CONCLUSION: Source of specific confocal optical behaviour of endothelium does not come from interface conditions to aqueous humour, but may result from intracellular variations and ultrastructure of cell membranes.


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Cornea/ultrastructure , Animals , Aqueous Humor/physiology , Cornea/physiology , Endothelium, Corneal/physiology , Endothelium, Corneal/ultrastructure , Epithelium, Corneal/physiology , Epithelium, Corneal/ultrastructure , Glycerol/chemistry , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Electron , Refractometry , Swine , Tomography , Water/chemistry
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Bioelectromagnetics ; 25(7): 498-502, 2004 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15376247

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Electrical currents in underwater sea cables could induce magnetic fields. The sea cables lie on or within the sea bottom and this is the living area for many invertebrate and vertebrate species. North Sea prawn Crangon crangon (Crustacea, Decapoda), round crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Crustacea, Brachyura), glacial relict isopod Saduria entomon (Crustacea, Isopoda), blue mussel Mytilus edulis (Bivalvia), and young flounder Plathichthys flesus (Pisces) were exposed to a static magnetic field (MF) of 3.7 mT for several weeks. The results showed no differences in survival between experimental and control animals. Mussels M. edulis were kept under static magnetic field conditions for 3 months during their reproductive period in spring. The determination of gonad index and condition index revealed no significant differences to the control group.


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Bivalvia/radiation effects , Crustacea/radiation effects , Electromagnetic Fields , Environmental Exposure , Flounder , Magnetics , Animals , Reproduction/radiation effects , Survival Rate , Time Factors
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