Age-related loss of α-smooth muscle actin in normal and glaucomatous human trabecular mesh work of different age groups

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 165-173

  Flügel, Cassandra ^a   Tamm, Ernst ^a   Lütjen Drecoll, Elke ^a   Stefani, Fritz H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human trabecular meshwork; Immunocytochemistry; Myofibroblasts; Ultrastructure; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000723422     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199201030-00006     Document Type: Article

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