Change of retinal ganglion cells in the ocular hyertension model rat

Hirosaki Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-20

  Ito, Tadashi ^a   Ohguro, Hiroshi ^a   Ohguro, Ikuyo ^a   Mamiya, Kazuhisa ^a   Ishikawa, Futoshi ^a   Metoki, Tomomi ^a   Yamazaki, Hitoshi ^a   Takano, Yoshiko ^a   Nakazawa, Mitsuru ^a   Shoumura, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Rat; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 9144249305     PISSN: 04391721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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