title: [Early alterations of the conjunctiva after alkali-burning (author's transl)].
abstract: Early alterations of the conjunctiva after alkaliburning (with 0.25 N NaOH) are described. After chemical damage, there is a nearly total loss of conjunctival epithelium, with simultaneous marked edema in the lower conjunctival parts. Alterations of the surface are examined by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Within 24 h marked infiltration of round cells into the conjunctival stroma takes place. After burning, we find a rapid decrease in the ATP level in the conjunctiva to about one-tenth of the normal value, whereas glucose and lactate showed only small alterations before and after chemical injury.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D007773:Lactates / Q000032:analysis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011817:Rabbits; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose
vernacular_title: Frühe Veränderungen der Conjunctiva nach Alkali-Verätzung