Histologic and immunohistochemical characterization of lens capsular plaques in dogs with cataracts

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-143

  Colitz, Carmen M H ^a,b   Malarkey, David ^a   Dykstra, Michael J ^a   McGahan, Mary Christine ^a   Davidson, Michael G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ACTIN; FIBRONECTIN; TENASCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FIBRONECTINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; TENASCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0034132770     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.139     Document Type: Article

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