Histologic Development of the Human Fovea From Midgestation to Maturity

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 767-778.e2

  Hendrickson, Anita ^a,b   Possin, Daniel ^a   Vajzovic, Lejla ^c   Toth, Cynthia A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^d Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; SCOTOPSIN; 11 CIS RETINAL BINDING PROTEIN; 11-CIS-RETINAL-BINDING PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARRIER PROTEIN; CONE OPSIN; RETINA S ANTIGEN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYP PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSDUCIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE STUDY; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL RETINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATURITY; NERVE CELL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINAL INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRESTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONE OPSINS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOVEA CENTRALIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ROD OPSINS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

EID: 84865332742     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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