Effect of cigarette smoke on the surface structure of the conjunctival epithelium.
Syrian golden hamsters were exposed to cigarette smoke in an intermittent smoke exposure device, and the surface structure of the tarsal conjunctiva was compared with that of sham-smoked and cage-held controls. Scanning electron microscopy revealed distortion and loss of microvilli of the conjunctival cells in the smoke-exposed animals.
D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012906:Smoke; D014026:Nicotiana
D012906:Smoke