Functional and morphological characteristics of the retinal and choroidal vasculature

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-93

  Yu, Dao Yi ^a,b   Yu, Paula K ^a,b   Cringle, Stephen J ^a,b   Kang, Min H ^a,b   Su, Er Ning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choroid; Cytoskeleton; Microcirculation; Phenotype heterogeneity; Retina; Shear stress; Vascular endothelium; Vasoactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DENDRIMER; F ACTIN; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

AGING; ARTERIOLE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CHOROID; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; MICELLE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINA VEIN; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VISION; CYTOSKELETON; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VASCULARIZATION;

CHOROID; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 84899101936     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: 18731635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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