Mineralocorticoid receptors in the rabbit iris-ciliary body

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-47

  Schwartz, Bernard ^a   Wysocki, Alice ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Glucocorticoids; Iris ciliary body; Mineralocorticoids; Receptors

Indexed keywords

11BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 6 METHYL 17ALPHA (1 PROPYNYL)ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIEN 3 ONE; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CILIARY BODY; CYTOSOL; IRIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCATCHARD PLOT;

EID: 0031003477     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267990     Document Type: Article

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