Choroidal vasculature in diabetic rats

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 327-331

  Rodrigues, A C L ^a,b   Schellini, S A ^a   Gregorio E A ^a   Spadella, C T ^a   Padovani, C R ^a  

^a State University   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aloxan; Choriocapillary; Choroid; Diabetes; Experimental study; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARIES; CHOROID; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 17444402041     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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