Histological observation of RGCs and optic nerve injury in acute ocular hypertension rats

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-315

  Li, Shuang ^a   Fang, Jia Hua ^b   Jiang, Fa Gang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acuteocular hypertension; Fluorogold; Opticnerveinjury; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893346256     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2010.04.08     Document Type: Article

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