Betamethasone-induced ocular hypertension in rabbits

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 553-558

  Melena, José ^a   Santafé, Juan ^a   Segarra, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Ocular hypertension; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CELESTONE CRONODOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031449736     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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