Histochemical mapping of NADPH-diaphorase in monkey and human eyes

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 370-379

  Chen, Zheng ^a   Gu, Qiang ^a   Kaufman, Paul L ^b,c   Cynader, Max S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme histochemistry; Eye; Human; Monkey; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; CILIARY MUSCLE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIS; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; SPHINCTER PUPILLAE MUSCLE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0031976304     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713689808951217     Document Type: Article

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