The contribution of nitric oxide to endotoxin-induced ocular inflammation: Interaction with sensory nerve fibres

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1537-1543

  Wang, Zun Yi ^a   Alm, Per ^a   Håkanson, Rolf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C fibres; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Endotoxin; Inducible NOS; Nitric oxide; Ocular inflammation; Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide; Rabbit eye; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ENDOTOXIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EYE INFLAMMATION; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MIOSIS; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SENSORY NERVE; UVEA;

EID: 0029884578     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15571.x     Document Type: Article

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