Evaluation of serotonin levels in human aqueous humor

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Veglio, Franco ^a,b   De Sanctis, Ugo ^a   Schiavone, Domenica ^a   Cavallone, Simonetta ^a   Mulatero, Paolo ^a   Grignolo, Federico Maria ^a   Chiandussi, Livio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale San Vito   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cataract; Glaucoma; Human aqueous humor; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031937675     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027268     Document Type: Article

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