Experimental determination and allometric prediction of vitreous volume, and retina and lens weights in Göttingen minipigs

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-196

  Shafiee, Afshin ^a   McIntire, Greg L ^a   Sidebotham, Lisa C ^a   Ward, Keith W ^a  

^a BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; G ttingen minipig; Lens; Ocular administration; Retina; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; EYE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LENS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINIPIG; MORPHOMETRICS; RETINA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; VITREOUS BODY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EYE; FEMALE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; RETINA; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 42549152341     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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