Histopathology and ultrastructure of rabbit retina after intravitreous injection of perfluorohexyloctane (F6H8)

Current Eye Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 773-779

  Martinez Reina, Ma José ^a   Ruiz Moreno, José Ma ^a,b,c   Montero, Javier A ^b   Rueda, Joaquín ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b VISSUM Corporacion Oftalmologica   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal model; Internal tamponading; Liquid perfluorocarbons; Retina; Vitreous substitutes

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FLUOROCARBONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; RABBITS; RETINA; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 26444453905     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680590959439     Document Type: Article

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