Fine structure of the retino-optic nerve junction in the chicken

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-134

  Fujita, Y ^a   Imagawa, T ^a   Uehara, M ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Chicken; Fine structure; Optic nerve; Retina

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CHICKEN; CYTOSKELETON; EYE MOVEMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MICROTUBULE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0035303386     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.2000.0152     Document Type: Article

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