Fig 1.
A figuration of a corneal graft with limbus or without the limbus.
Fig 2.
Macroscopic and microscopic assessments of decellularized and glycerol- treated pig corneas with or without limbus.
HS = Hypertonic saline; H&E = Hematoxylin and eosin; NG = Nitrogen gas; SDS = Sodium dodecyl sulfate; TEM = Transmission electron microscopy; WT-NPC = Wild-type native porcine cornea; w/ = with w/o = without.
Fig 3.
H&E sections of outermost layers of treated and untreated corneas.
HS = Hypertonic saline; H&E = Hematoxylin and eosin; NG = Nitrogen gas; SDS = Sodium dodecyl sulfate; WT-NPC = Wild-type native porcine cornea; w/ = with w/o = without.
Table 1.
Average thickness of wild-type porcine corneas after decellularization, after glycerol treatment, and after preservation.
Table 2.
Average number of counted nucleic acid particles in different groups and comparisons.
Table 3.
Results of the ultrastructural analysis.
Table 4.
Comparison of mean values of decellularized corneas with limbus vs without limbus.