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Oxygen consumption of whole human corneas
American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics
|April 1, 1984
Abstract:
In vivo corneal oxygen consumption of whole human corneas is mathematically estimated to be 4.85 X 10(-5) ml O2/ml/s, or 0.8 microliter O2/mg dry weight/hr, from data gathered by a noninvasive technique.
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