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.
| | Density | Mean Area (nm2) | Spacing | | Sting-ray | Shark | Sting ray | Shark | Stingray | Shark |
| Anterior stroma | 131 | 384 | 225.52 ± 5.04 | 194.52 ± 4.04 | 64.33 ± 1.44† | 37.64 ± 0.46† | Middle stroma | 123 | 460 | 224.54 ± 5.25 | 209.09 ± 4.29 | 70.01 ± 1.22† | 34.55 ± 0.38† | Posterior stroma | 135 | 465 | 324.64 ± 11.09 | 201.65 ± 4.29 | 64.14 ± 1.18† | 33.79 ± 0.42† |
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