Ultrastructure of hyaluronic acid and collagen in the human vitreous

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-43

  Nishikawa, Shimpei ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen II; Human vitreous; Hyaluronic acid; Immunohistochemistry; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYALURONIC ACID; RUTHENIUM RED;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030068608     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609017609     Document Type: Article

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