Phenotypic heterogeneity in the endothelium of the human vortex vein system

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-152

  Yu, Paula K ^a,b   Tan, Priscilla E Z ^a,b   Cringle, Stephen J ^a,b   McAllister, Ian L ^a   Yu, Dao Yi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choroid; Cytoskeleton; Endothelial cells; Smooth muscle cells; Vortex vein; Vortex vein system

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOROID; CILIARY ARTERY; CIRCULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; ORGAN DONOR; PERFUSION; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VEIN;

CHOROID; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; VORTEX VEIN; VORTEX VEIN SYSTEM;

ACTINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL SHAPE; CHOROID; COLORING AGENTS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENOTYPE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCLERA; TISSUE DONORS; VEINS;

EID: 84882741907     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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