Research Article

Increasing Donor Endothelial Cell Pool by Culturing Cells from Discarded Pieces of Human Donor Corneas for Regenerative Treatments

Table 1

Cell area, hexagonality, polymorphism, and Ki-67 positivity of the cells cultured from central and peripheral zones.

Cell area (μm2)Hexagonality (%)Polymorphism (%)Ki-67 (%)
CentralPeripheralCentralPeripheralCentralPeripheralCentralPeripheral

Average ± standard deviation (range)407 ± 16.09 (389–420)404 ± 25.06 (380–430)69.66 ± 1.53 (68–71)71.33 ± 4.04 (67–75)19.67 ± 4.73 (16–25)21 ± 4.58 (17–26)7.67 ± 1.53 (6–9)8.33 ± 1.15 (7–9)
value0.87130.55930.74340.5813