Retinal digest preparation: a method to study diabetic retinopathy
Retinal digestion is a commonly used method for studying experimental diabetic retinopathy in animal models. The method allows to assess qualitatively and quantitatively the morphology of the retinal vasculature, including characteristics of endothelial cells and pericytes. The digestion method uses...
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| Format: | Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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18 July 2012
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Animal Models in Diabetes Research
Year: 2012, Pages: 291-302 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-62703-068-7_19 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-068-7_19
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| Author Notes: | Nadine Dietrich, Hans-Peter Hammes |
| Summary: | Retinal digestion is a commonly used method for studying experimental diabetic retinopathy in animal models. The method allows to assess qualitatively and quantitatively the morphology of the retinal vasculature, including characteristics of endothelial cells and pericytes. The digestion method uses the enzyme trypsin and enables the precise evaluation of venolar and arteriolar diameters, endothelial cell and pericyte numbers, and the formation of acellular capillaries. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.02.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781627030687 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-62703-068-7_19 |