Increased pigmentation of iridial melanocytes in primates induced by a prostaglandin analogue

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-436

  Lindquist, Nils Gunnar ^a   Larsson, Bengt S ^a   Stjernschantz, Johan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Iris; Latanoprost; Melanin; Melanocytes; Melanogenesis; Methimazole; Pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

LATANOPROST; MELANIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRIS; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0032888481     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0718     Document Type: Article

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