Fluorescein as a marker for subretinal transplantation of human fetal neural retina

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1159-1165

  DiLoreto Jr , David A ^a   Das, Taraprasad ^b   Del Cerro, Constancia ^a   Cox, Christopher ^a   Del Cerro, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fetal cells; Fluorescein; Human; Retina; Transplant

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUORESCEIN; MARKER; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; FETUS; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; FLUORESCEIN; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RETINA; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0030698858     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.11.1159.5100     Document Type: Article

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