Decreased intraocular pressure induced by nitric oxide donors is correlated to nitrite production in the rabbit eye

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1711-1712

  Behar Cohen, Francine F ^a,d   Goureau, Olivier ^a   D'Hermies, François ^b,c   Courtois, Yves ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Développement   (France)

^b Association I Bernard   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^d Vieillissement Pathol Retine I   (France)

Author keywords

intraocular pressure; nitric oxide; rabbit; toxicity

Indexed keywords

LINSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TOXICITY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETONITRILES; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MOLSIDOMINE; MORPHOLINES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; PENICILLAMINE; RABBITS; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0029741178     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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