Microvasculature of the mouse eye: Scanning electron microscopy of vascular corrosion casts

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-159

  Ninomiya, Hiroyoshi ^a   Inomata, Tomo ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrosion cast; Eye; Microvasculature; Mouse; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CILIARY ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EYE BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; RAT; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCLERA; SINUS VENOSUS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750973346     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeas.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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