Decreased nitric oxide production accounts for secondary arteriolar constriction after retinal branch vein occlusion

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1450-1457

  Donati, Guy ^a   Pournaras, Constantin J ^a,b   Pizzolato, Gian Paolo ^a   Tsacopoulos, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Branch venous occlusion; Ischemia; Metabolic control; Nitric oxide; Retina

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 0030961227     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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