Effects of Chinese herbal products on mammalian retinal functions

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-386

  Liu, Shirley X L ^a   Chiou, George C Y ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; APOCYNIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ESCULETIN; FLAVANONE; HESPERETIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LESPEDEZAFLAVANONE A; MATRINE; METHYLTYRAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; OSTHOLE; PHENIDONE; PRAEVUPTORIN C; PREDNISOLONE; RESCINNAMINE; SCOPARONE; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; TETRANDRINE; TYRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; B WAVE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHINESE HERB; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EYE BLOOD FLOW; EYE INFLAMMATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGY; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ISCHEMIA; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UVEITIS;

EID: 0029836052     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1996.12.377     Document Type: Review

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