Cell-cell adhesion in the prelaminar region of the optic nerve head: A possible target for ionic stress

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-111

  Carreras, Francisco Javier ^a   Porcel, David ^b   Alaminos, Miguel ^a   Garzón, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cellular adhesion; Cellular junction; Glaucoma, calcium ions; Optic nerve head; Zonula adherens

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM ION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LINE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DOMESTIC PIG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; IONIC STRESS; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CADHERINS; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; OPTIC DISK; SWINE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 67449158639     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000225964     Document Type: Article

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