The blood-retinal barriers system. Basic concepts and clinical evaluation

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 715-721

  Cunha Vaz, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blood retinal barriers; Fluorometry; Macula mapping; Permeability; Retina; Transport; Vitreous; Vitreous fluorometry

Indexed keywords

BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0842309564     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(03)00213-6     Document Type: Article

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