Histology of the ciliary muscle-zonular connections

Annals of Ophthalmology - Glaucoma

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 70-79

  Schachar, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; METANIL YELLOW;

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CILIARY MUSCLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029980284     PISSN: 10794794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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