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THE presence of an active transport of ions across the cornea has been postulated1–3 in connexion with the loss of transparency of this membrane when it swells, after reduction of its metabolic rate or injury. The swelling and opacity, especially after exposure to cold solutions, is reversible and this has prompted the notion that an active ionic transport is performed by the cells of the epithelium or endothelium, dragging water out of the stroma to preserve the normal orientation of the fibrils.
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ZADUNAISKY, J. Active Transport of Chloride across the Cornea. Nature 209, 1136–1137 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091136b0
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