Effects of timolol and betaxolol on choroidal blood flow in the rabbit

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 501-507

  Kiel, J W ^a   Patel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Choroid; Eye; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; TIMOLOL; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032435879     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0553     Document Type: Article

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