Glycoprotein deposition in vascular walls of diabetic retinopathy. A histopathological and immunohistochemical study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-390

  Bek, Toke ^a   Ledet, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Extracellular matrix; Eye; Fibronectin; Glycoproteins; Laminin; Microangiopathy; Periodic acid Schiff; Vitronectin, type VI collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 6; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LAMININ; VITRONECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION;

EID: 0029739953     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00714.x     Document Type: Article

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