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Pigmented iris angiography.

T J Bergstrom·M Roth·C L Martonyi
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A small volume of concentrated fluorescein was used in a technique of fluorescein angiography in rabbits. The procedure is not accompanied by the usual risks of general anesthesia in rabbits. Angiographic findings demonstrated that the pigmented rabbit iris vessel pattern is similar to that found in albino rabbits.

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T J Bergstrom, M Roth, C L Martonyi. 1976. Pigmented iris angiography.. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1976.03910040088016

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