Microvasculature of the retina, ciliary processes and choroid in the North American raccoon (Procyon lotor) eye: A scanning electron microscopic study of corrosion casts

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 547-554

  Ninomiya, Hiroyoshi ^a   Inomata, Tomo ^a   Kanemaki, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrosion casts; Eye; Raccoon; SEM; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; RACCOON; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; JAPAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RACCOONS; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 23844505682     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.547     Document Type: Article

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