Pharmacological effects of pilocarpine on rabbit ciliary artery

Current Eye Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 254-259

  Yoshitomi, Takeshi ^a   Ishikawa, Hitoshi ^b   Hayashi, Eri ^b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ciliary artery; Nitric oxide; Ocular circulation; Pilocarpine; Rabbit; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUNAZOSIN; HISTAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOCARPINE;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CILIARY ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INNERVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0033920643     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0271-3683(200004)2041-5FT254     Document Type: Article

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