The effect of neurotransmitters on rabbit cornea

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 356-362

  Watanabe, Michifumi ^a,b   Nakayasu, Kiyoo ^b   Kanai, Atsushi ^b  

^a Asama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal epithelial cells; Corneal stromal cells; Neurotransmitter; Substance P and proliferation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CORNEAL STROMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; RABBITS; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0033023393     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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