Ultrastructure of the iris

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 369-389

  Freddo, Thomas F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Iris; Ultrastructure; Uvea

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IRIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UVEA;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

CELL JUNCTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DESMOSOME; EYE MOVEMENT; IRIS BLOOD VESSEL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; MYOEPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHINCTER PUPILLAE MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UVEA;

EID: 0029921111     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960401)33:5<369::AID-JEMT1>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Review

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