Ultrastructural analysis of rabbit retina irradiated with a new 670-nm diode red laser at different powers

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1039-1045

  Lanzetta, Paolo ^a   Ortolani, Fulvia ^a   Petrelli, Lucia ^a   Cugini, Ugo ^b   Bandello, Francesco ^a   Marchini, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b San Daniele Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KRYPTON LASER; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RABBIT; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA; RETINA INJURY; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL; LASER COAGULATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

MELANIN;

ANIMALS; LASER COAGULATION; MELANINS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RABBITS; RETINA;

EID: 33644876741     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200512000-00013     Document Type: Article

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