Vascular occlusion in diabetic retinopathy: A qualitative and quantitative histopathological study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-40

  Bek, Toke ^a   Ledet, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Diabetic retinopathy; Extracellular matrix; Histopathology; Microangiopathy; Morphology; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

ACID GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; ALCIAN BLUE; DYE; GLYCOPROTEIN; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAPILLARY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCIAN BLUE; ARTERIOLES; AZO COMPOUNDS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARIES; COLORING AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 0029913653     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00678.x     Document Type: Article

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