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The Blood-Retinal Barriers

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. Jose G. Cunha-Vaz

    1. Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, USA
      Retina Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, USA
      Department of Opthalmology, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 32)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. General Aspects of Membrane Permeability

    1. Structure and Function of Cell Membranes

      • Arselio P. Carvalho
      Pages 1-45

    2. Biophysical Aspects of Membrane Permeability

      • J. J. P. De Lima
      Pages 47-64

  3. Sites and Functions of the Blood-Brain and Blood-Retinal Barriers

    1. Cerebral Endothelium, Blood-Brain-Barrier and the Astrocyte Membrane

      • K. Dorovini-Zis, J. J. Anders, M. W. Brightman
      Pages 65-79

    2. Cerebrovascular Permeability in the Normal Brain and Following Osmotic Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier

      • Stanley I. Rapoport
      Pages 81-100

    3. Sites and Functions of the Blood-Retinal Barriers

      • Jose Cunha-Vas
      Pages 101-117

  4. Transport at the Blood-Brain and Blood-Retinal Barriers

    1. Alterations of Amino Acid Transport in the Central Nervous System

      • Abel Lajtha, Henry Sershen
      Pages 119-132

    2. Transport Functions of the Blood-Retinal Barrier System and the Micro-Environment of the Retina

      • Laszlo Z. Bito, C. Jean DeRousseau
      Pages 133-163

    3. Drug Exchanges between the Blood and Vitreous

      • David M. Maurice
      Pages 165-178

    4. Drainage of Intraocular Fluids

      • Anders Bill
      Pages 179-193

  5. Methods of Evaluation of the Blood-Retinal Barriers

    1. Vitreous Fluorophotometry

      • Jose Cunha-Vaz
      Pages 195-210

    2. Fluorescein Angiography and the Blood-Retinal Barrier

      • Gabriel Coscas
      Pages 211-234

  6. Pathology of the Blood-Retinal Barriers

    1. Pathology of the Blood-Retinal Barrier

      • Mark O. M. Tso
      Pages 235-250

    2. Retinal Edema: Postulated Mechanism(s)

      • Paul Kenking, Roy W. Bellhorn, Burton Schall
      Pages 251-268

    3. Acute Hypertension and Experimental Diabetes: Evaluation of their Effects on Blood-Ocular Barriers

      • A. M. Laties, P. A. Grimes, S. I. Rapoport
      Pages 269-277

    4. Experimental Inner Retinal Ischaemia and the Blood-Retinal Barriers

      • D. B. Archer, F.R.C.S., T. A. Gardner
      Pages 279-299

    5. Experimental Retinal Angiogenesis

      • Daniel Finkelstein, Arnall Patz
      Pages 301-307

  7. Clinical Significance of Alteration of the Blood-Retinal Barriers

    1. Diseases Affecting the Inner Blood-Retinal Barrier

      • Morton F. Goldberg
      Pages 309-363

    2. Significance of Alteration of the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier

      • August F. Deutman
      Pages 365-374

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 375-391
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, USA

    Jose G. Cunha-Vaz

  • Retina Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, USA

    Jose G. Cunha-Vaz

  • Department of Opthalmology, University of Coimbra, Portugal

    Jose G. Cunha-Vaz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Blood-Retinal Barriers

  • Editors: Jose G. Cunha-Vaz

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4655-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-4657-0Published: 15 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4655-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 391

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

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