Improved method of ink-gelatin perfusion for visualising rat retinal microvessels

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Jianbin, Tong ^a   Liang, Huang ^a   Jufang, Huang ^a   Hui, Wang ^a   Dan, Chen ^a   Leping, Zeng ^a   Jin, Zhou ^a   Xuegang, Luo ^a  

^a Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Ink perfusion; Microvessel; Rat; Retina; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; RAT; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

RATTUS;

EID: 55249109397     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.08015     Document Type: Article

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