Additional parameters for the morphometry of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in corneal flat mounts

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-276

  Blacher, S ^a   Detry, B ^a   Bruyere F ^a   Foidart, J M ^a   Noel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; KERATITIS; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 67650409974     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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