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	DOI:10.1159/000431099

Corpus ID: 974884Histopathological Study of a Mummified Eye and Optic Nerve from a Strangled Peruvian Mummy
@article{Esteban2015HistopathologicalSO,
  title={Histopathological Study of a Mummified Eye and Optic Nerve from a Strangled Peruvian Mummy},
  author={J. Esteban and Sandra Cases-M{\'e}rida and M. Tortosa and B. Marzal and A. Fern{\'a}ndez and C. G{\'a}lvez and Regulo Franco and P. L. Fern{\'a}ndez},
  journal={Pathobiology},
  year={2015},
  volume={82},
  pages={90 - 93}
}
	J. Esteban, Sandra Cases-Mérida, +5 authors P. L. Fernández
	Published 2015
	Medicine, Biology
	Pathobiology

We present the histopathological findings of a naturally mummified eye from the Peruvian Lambayeque culture (900-1,200 AD), in which rehydration, light microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy allowed a detailed analysis of several eye tissues including the eyelids, sclera, and optic nerve, the latter showing evidence of hemorrhage likely related to the documented strangulation as the cause of death. We conclude that histopathological analysis of rehydrated mummified tissues can provide… Expand

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	Optic Nerve
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	Abducens Nerve Diseases
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	Scanning Electron Microscopy
	Sclera
	Eye
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