Endothelin-like immunoreactivity and receptor binding in the choroid and retina

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Stitt, A W ^a   Chakravarthy, U ^a   Gardiner, T A ^a   Archer, D B ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choroid; Endothelin; Immunocytochemistry; Receptors; Retina

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030025154     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609017618     Document Type: Article

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