Examination of the rat eye at the early stage of development with osmium tetroxide staining

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-196

  Inagaki, Satoru ^a   Kotani, Tadao ^b  

^a BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lens placode; Ocular morphology; Optic system; Optic vesicle; Osmium tetroxide; Rat embryo

Indexed keywords

OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PARAFFIN; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLOR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK CUP; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; STEREOMICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; EYE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT STRAIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EYE; FEMALE; MALE; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0036718729     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2002.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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