In situ observation of living pericytes in rat retinal capillaries

Microvascular Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-29

  Schonfelder U ^a   Hofer, A ^a   Paul, M ^a   Funk, R H W ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Bradykinin; Capillary; Carbachol; Electronic light microscopy; Endothelin; Histamine; Pericyte; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ANGIOTENSIN; BRADYKININ; CARBACHOL; HISTAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA CAPILLARY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345698791     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2086     Document Type: Article

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