Contractility studies on isolated bovine choroidal small arteries: Determination of the active and passive wall tension-internal circumference relation

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Delaey, C ^a   Boussery, K ^a   Van de Voorde, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bovine; Choroid; Choroidal small arteries; In vitro; Ocular circulation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TENSION;

EID: 0036401549     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(02)92028-2     Document Type: Article

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