The cellular basis of aqueous outflow regulation

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 19-27

  Francis, Brian A ^a   Alvarado, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG INTERACTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHLEMM CANAL; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE CULTURE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0030786339     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-199704000-00005     Document Type: Short Survey

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