Decreased Aqueous-Flare Reaction to Repeated Applications of Prostaglandin E2 to the Cornea in Pigmented Rabbits

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-152

  Numata Watanabe, Konomi ^a   Hirata, Hideki ^a   Hiraki, Shigeyoshi ^a   Hayasaka, Seiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous flare; Decreased reaction; Prostaglandin E2; Repeated application; Tachyphylaxis

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; LASER FLARE CELL METER; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BLOOD-AQUEOUS BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CORNEA; DINOPROSTONE; MALE; OXYTOCICS; RABBITS; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0030006504     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267895     Document Type: Article

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