Long-term exposure of the rabbit eye to silicone oil causes optic nerve atrophy

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 130-133

  Papp, András ^a   Kiss, Evelyn B ^b   Tímár, Örsi ^b   Szabó, Eszter ^b   Berecki, Árpád ^a   Tóth, Jeannette ^a   Páli, Jeno ^a,c  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

^c Orszagos Traumatologiai Intezet   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Non neuronal elements; Optic nerve fibres; Retinal detachment; Silicone oil; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA DETACHMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; EYE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RABBITS; SILICONE OILS;

EID: 34547501007     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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