The lymphatic system in the dorsal skinfold chamber of the Syrian golden hamster in vivo

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 295, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 542-548

  Schacht, Vivien ^a,d   Von Rautenfeld, Dirk Berens ^b   Abels, Christoph ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c Universitäts Hautklinik ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branching; Diameter; FITC dextran; Intravital microscopy; Vessel

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE DEXTRAN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 2542427364     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-004-0453-8     Document Type: Article

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