Extraocular connective tissues: A role in human eye movements?

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 202-205

  McClung, J Ross ^a   Allman, Brian L ^a   Dimitrova, Diana M ^a   Goldberg, Stephen J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES;

EID: 33644826450     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0860     Document Type: Article

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