Degenerative effects in rat eyes after experimental ocular hypertension

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-271

  Scarsella, G ^a   Nebbioso, M ^a   Stefanini, S ^a   Librandos, A ^a   Pescosolido, N ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Glaucoma; Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunolocalization; VEGF immunolocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867808572     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2012.e42     Document Type: Article

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