Role of nitric oxide in mediating retinal blood flow regulation in cats

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-303

  Harino, Seiyo ^a   Nishimura, Kazuo ^b   Kitanishi, Kuniko ^c   Suzuki, Mina ^a   Reinach, Peter ^d,e  

^a YODOGAWA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^c OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Physiol Cell ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; RETINA BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0032817321     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1999.15.295     Document Type: Article

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