Development of a novel two color tracer perfusion technique for the hydrodynamic study of aqueous outflow in bovine eyes

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 599-605

  Zhu, Jing Yin ^a,b,c   Ye, Wen ^b   Gong, Hai Yan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Filtration; Fluorescent, microspheres; Intraocular pressure; Perfusion; Trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUCOSE; MICROSPHERE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRACER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; ARTICLE; COLOR TRACER PERFUSION TECHNIQUE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENUCLEATION; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATTLE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSPHERES; PERFUSION;

EID: 77949387226     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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