Laser-induced chronic ocular hypertension model on SD rats

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Chiu, Kin ^a   Chang, Raymond ^a   So, Kwok Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Issue 10; Neuroscience; Ocular hypertension; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055113737     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/549     Document Type: Article

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