Dextran flux in M-K medium-stored human corneas.
Dextran, with a minimal molecular weight of 40,000, can pass in and out of the corneal endothelium during storage in M-K medium. Results suggest that the degree of penetration of dextran depends on the length of storage and the condition of the endothelium.
D000368:Aged; D001345:Autoradiography; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology; D003911:Dextrans; D004727:Endothelium / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D010539:Permeability; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014022:Tissue Survival
D003911:Dextrans