Reduction in water permeability of the rabbit conjunctival epithelium by hypotonicity

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 615-624

  Candia, Oscar A ^a   Shi, Xiao Ping ^a   Alvarez, Lawrence J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell volume regulation; Net water fluxes; Paracellular mannitol permeability; Unidirectional water fluxes; Ussing chamber; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; MANNITOL;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FROG; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0032078684     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0462     Document Type: Article

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