Connective tissue in the human optic nerve head

Purpose: This thesis aimed to characterise and analyse the 3D micro- and nanoarchitecture of connective tissue within the lamina cribrosa (LC). Methods: The microarchitecture of load-bearing connective tissue components, elastin and fibrillar collagen, of the young, elderly and glaucomatous optic ne...

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Main Author: Jones, Hannah
Published: Cardiff University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600618