Precapillary patterns and perivascular cells in the retinal microvasculature. A scanning electron microscope study

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 693-703

  Pannarale, Luigi ^a   Onori, Paolo ^b   Ripani, Maurizio ^a   Gaudio, Eugenio ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b State University of Rome 'L'Aquila'   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Retinal vessels; Vascular corrosion casts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA CAPILLARY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ARTERIOLES; CAPILLARIES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 0030016266     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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