Microvessels of the human optic nerve head: Ultrastructural and radioreceptorial changes in eyes with increased IOP

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 492-498

  Feher, Janos ^a   Pescosolido, Nicola ^b   Tranquilli Leali, Francesca Maria ^b   Cavallotti, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Glaucoma; Human eye; Microvessels; Optic nerve; adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PINDOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 24044492285     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80012-2     Document Type: Article

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