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Table 4 Measurements of cell density and the diameter of various types of blebs and microholes for avian studied species: NM: not measured

From: Microstructure characteristics of cornea of some birds: a comparative study

Class

Species

Epithelial cell density (cells/mm2)

Blebs (µm)

Microholes (µm)

AVES

Educimus albus

NM

NM

0.6315 ± 0.13a

Anas platyrhncus

147.7 ± 20,4

NM

4.0 ± 0.8b

Buteo buteo

4861.8 ± 322.7

13.0 ± 3.8

1.0387 ± 0.15a

F value

1274.5

NM

83.8

P < 

0.000

NM

0.000

  1. All measures of epithelial cell density are calculated from central cornea