Relationship between caffeine-induced ocular hypertension and ultrastructure changes of non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cells in rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 447-454

  Kurata, Kazuyuki ^a   Maeda, Masayasu ^a   Nishida, Eiji ^a   Tsukuda, Ryoichi ^a   Suzuki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ando, Takao ^a   Tokuriki, Mikihiko ^b  

^a TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Intraocular pressure; Non pigmented ciliary epithelium; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANNAKA; BEFUNOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR FORMATION; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031445679     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.22.5_447     Document Type: Article

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