Actin structure in the outflow tract of normal and glaucomatous eyes (DOI:10.1016/j.exer.2005.10.025)

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 214-226

  Read, A Thomas ^a   Chan, Darren W H ^a   Ethier, C Ross ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

actin; biomechanics; cytoskeleton; glaucoma anterior segment; morphology; trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

ACTINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; LAMININ; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERA; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 33751201214     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2005.10.035     Document Type: Erratum

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