New corneal neovascularization model in rabbits for angiogenesis research

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-141

  Campos Mollo, Ezequiel ^a,d   Pérez Santonja, Juan J ^a,b   Lledó Riquelme, Mariola ^c   Ortega Pastor, Elisa ^c   Alió, Jorge L ^b  

^a Virgen de Los Lirios Hospital   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Elche University Hospital   (Spain)

^d Campos Mollo Calle Bañeres No 5 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Animal models; Cornea; Neovascularization; Neovascularization model

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA STROMA; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CORNEA; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUTURES;

EID: 77956572584     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319749     Document Type: Article

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