Red blood cell membrane integrity in primary open angle glaucoma: Ex vivo and in vitro studies

Eye

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-103

  Zabala, L ^a   Saldanha, C ^a   Martins E Silva, J ^a   Souza Ramalho, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Glaucoma; Pilocarpine; Red blood cell; Timolol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0032992912     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1999.18     Document Type: Article

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