Research Article

Ultrastructure Organization of Collagen Fibrils and Proteoglycans of Stingray and Shark Corneal Stroma

Table 2

Mean area of proteoglycans of anterior, middle, and posterior stroma of stingray and shark.

DensityMean Area (nm2)Spacing
Sting-raySharkSting raySharkStingrayShark

Anterior stroma131384225.52 ± 5.04194.52 ± 4.0464.33 ± 1.4437.64 ± 0.46
Middle stroma123460224.54 ± 5.25209.09 ± 4.2970.01 ± 1.2234.55 ± 0.38
Posterior stroma135465324.64 ± 11.09201.65 ± 4.2964.14 ± 1.1833.79 ± 0.42

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