Effect of locally applied prazosin on the kinetics of the pupillary light reflex

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 236-238

  Mortlock, S A ^a   Langley, R W ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a   Szabadi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature sympathetic reflex; Prazosin; Pupillary light reflex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; TROPICAMIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MIOSIS; MYDRIASIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030016475     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1996.39715.x     Document Type: Article

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