A Novel Technique for Corneal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance Measurement in Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Antibodies
2.2. Experimental Animals
2.3. TER Measurement Technique
2.4. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Examination
2.5. ZO-1 Immunohistochemical Staining
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Corneal TER
3.2. Transmission Electron Microscopy
3.3. ZO-1 Immunohistochemical Staining
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mohamed, Y.H.; Uematsu, M.; Kusano, M.; Inoue, D.; Tang, D.; Suzuki, K.; Kitaoka, T. A Novel Technique for Corneal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance Measurement in Mice. Life 2024, 14, 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14081046
Mohamed YH, Uematsu M, Kusano M, Inoue D, Tang D, Suzuki K, Kitaoka T. A Novel Technique for Corneal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance Measurement in Mice. Life. 2024; 14(8):1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14081046
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohamed, Yasser Helmy, Masafumi Uematsu, Mao Kusano, Daisuke Inoue, Diya Tang, Keiji Suzuki, and Takashi Kitaoka. 2024. "A Novel Technique for Corneal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance Measurement in Mice" Life 14, no. 8: 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14081046