Cholesterol accumulation in human cornea: evidence that extracellular cholesteryl ester-rich lipid particles deposit independently of foam cells
The cornea is a connective tissue site where lipid accumulates as a peripheral arcus lipoides. We found that cholesterol, in predominantly esterified form, progressively accumulated with age in the peripheral corneas of 20- to 90-yr-old individuals. Ultrastructural studies showed extracellular solid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1996-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520375507 |