Localisation of connective tissue and inhibition of autofluorescence in the human optic nerve and nerve head using a modified picrosirius red technique and confocal microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-85

  Brotchie, D ^a   Birch, M ^a   Roberts, N ^a   Howard, C V ^a   Smith, V A ^a   Grierson, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Collagen; Confocal microscopy; Direct red; Extracellular matrix; Human; Lamina cribrosa; Sirius red

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033083885     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00168-X     Document Type: Article

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