Intravitreal injection of hyaluronidase cannot induce posterior vitreous detachment in the rabbit

Retina

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-198

  Hikichi, Taiichi ^a   Kado, Masanori ^a   Yoshida, Akitoshi ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyaluronidase; Pharmacologic vitreolysis; Posterior vitreous detachment; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; HYALURONIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CILIARY DISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

EID: 0034091296     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200002000-00014     Document Type: Article

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