Microvascular anatomy of the pig eye: Scanning electron microscopy of vascular corrosion casts

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1149-1154

  Ninomiya, Hiroyoshi ^a   Inomata, Tomo ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrosion casts; Eye; Microvasculature; SEM; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; EYE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SUS SCROFA;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845448572     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.1149     Document Type: Article

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