Microvascular architecture of the rabbit eye: A scanning electron microscopic study of vascular corrosion casts

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 887-892

  Ninomiya, Hiroyoshi ^a   Inomata, Tomo ^a   Kanemaki, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrosion casts; Eye; Microvasculature; Rabbit; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CORROSION CASTING; EYE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROVESSELS; RABBITS;

EUKARYOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRIMATES; RATTUS;

EID: 54349122048     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.887     Document Type: Article

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