Ultrastructural identification of substance P containing nerves in the guinea pig trabecular meshwork

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-134

  Sasamoto, Mariko ^a   Chen, Hai Bo ^a   Tsukahara, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; Intraocular pressure regulation; Substance P; Trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAPSAICIN; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SUBSTANCE P; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0031801342     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055466     Document Type: Article

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