Nitric oxide modulation of retinal, choroidal, and anterior uveal blood flow in newborn piglets

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-489

  Jacot, Jorge L ^a,b   O'Neill, J Timothy ^a   Scandling, Debbie M ^a   West, Shanda D ^a   Mckenzie, Jack E ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA ISCHEMIA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE; UVEA;

EID: 0031740661     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1998.14.473     Document Type: Article

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