Influence of pigment content, intracellular calcium and cyclic AMP on the ability of human retinal pigment epithelial cells to contract collagen gels

Current Eye Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 518-529

  Smith Thomas, L C ^a   Richardson, P S R ^a   Rennie, I G ^a   Palmer, I ^a   Boulton, M ^a   Sheridan, C ^a   MacNeil, S ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Collagen gels; Cyclic AMP; Pigment; RPE

Indexed keywords

3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC ACID 8 (DIETHYLAMINO)OCTYL ESTER; ACTIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BROXURIDINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKERATIN; FORSKOLIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTAVIDIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TAMOXIFEN; VERAPAMIL; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 0033733271     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0271-3683(200007)2111-ZFT518     Document Type: Article

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