Improved myeloperoxidase assay for quantitation of neutrophil influx in a rat model of endotoxin-induced uveitis

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-178

  Graff, Gustav ^a   Gamache, Daniel A ^a   Brady, Milton T ^a   Spellman, Joan M ^a   Yanni, John M ^a  

^a ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin induced uveitis; Inflammation; Model; Myeloperoxidase; Neutrophil influx; Ocular

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOTOXIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUTROPHIL; RAT; TECHNIQUE; UVEITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NEUTROPHILS; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UVEITIS;

EID: 0032047378     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(98)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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