Figure 1 of Xiao, Mol Vis 2009; 15:747-761.


Figure 1. Corneal endothelium of the SAM strains stained with alizarin red and trypan blue for detection of the cell morphology, density and viability. A: The endothelium of a one-month-old specimen from the SAM R1 strain is shown. Most of the cells are regular hexagon. Magnification: 400X. B: The endothelium of a six-month-old specimen from the SAM P8 strain shows a significant number of polygonal cells. Magnification: 400X. C: The endothelium of a 12-month-old specimen from the SAM P8 strain is displayed. The arrows indicate the hyperplasia of the tunica vasculosa on the endothelial surface layer. The covering of the tunica vasculosa causes most of the cells displayed to look unclear. The blue lines (black arrow) indicate the hyperplastic blood vessel. Magnification: 100X.