The role of the ciliary body in aqueous humor dynamics structural aspects

Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 179-186

  Tamm, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliary body; Ciliary epithelium; Ciliary muscle; Gap junction; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859438056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00085-3     Document Type: Chapter

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