Three-dimensional morphological characterization of optic nerve fibers by atomic force microscopy and by scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-340

  Melling, Mahmoud ^a   Karimian Teherani, Daniela ^a   Mostler, Sascha ^a   Hochmeister, Sonja ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Glial cells; Morphology; Optic nerve fibers; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NERVE;

EID: 23844533415     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605050245     Document Type: Article

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