Retinal and optic nerve head ischemic disorders and atherosclerosis: Role of serotonin

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-221

  Hayreh, Sohan Singh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTERIOLE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CILIARY ARTERY; DIET THERAPY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA ISCHEMIA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLINDNESS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0032898623     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(98)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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