Layered structure of saccular aneurysms assessed by collagen birefringence

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 618-626

  Canham, Peter B ^a   Finlay, Helen M ^a   Kiernan, John A ^a   Ferguson, Gary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Collagen; Polarized light; Saccular aneurysms; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PICRIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RAT; SACCULAR ANEURYSM;

EID: 0032738248     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740986     Document Type: Article

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