Age-related changes in the human optic nerve

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 389-394

  Cavallotti, Carlo ^a   Pacella, Elena ^a   Pescosolido, Nicola ^a   Tranquilli Leali, Francesca Maria ^a   Feher, Janos ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Age related changes; Astrocytes; Glial cells; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Morphometry; Optic nerve; Quantitative analysis of images

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENINX; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT;

EID: 0036978324     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(02)80040-0     Document Type: Article

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