Swelling pressure in bovine cornea determined by dialysis method.
The swelling pressure of 62 +/- 2 mmHg and the fixed charge concentration of 15.7 +/- 1.9 mmol/kg H2O were determined in bovine corneal stroma using a dialysis method. The hydration of the dialyzed stromal tissues was independent of ambient Na concentration. The same relationship was observed by incubation of whole corneas mounted in modified Ussing chambers.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology*; D003956:Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D012964:Sodium