Tolerance of N-chlorotaurine, an endogenous antimicrobial agent, in the rabbit and human eye - A phase I clinical study

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-290

  Nagl, Markus ^a   Miller, Bruno ^b   Daxecker, Franz ^c   Ulmer, Hanno ^a   Gottardi, Waldemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; N CHLOROTAURINE; TAURINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; EYE INFECTION; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031861352     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1998.14.283     Document Type: Article

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