The unique paired retinal vascular pattern in marsupials: Structural, functional and evolutionary perspectives based on observations in a range of species

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1399-1405

  McMenamin, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTECHINUS GODMANI; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHIDNA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUMBAT; OPOSSUM; PHYLOGENY; POSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA; SMINTHOPSIS GRISEOVENTER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CAPILLARIES; ECHIDNA; EVOLUTION; MARSUPIALIA; MICE; OPOSSUMS; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VENULES;

EID: 34848879822     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119537     Document Type: Article

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