Effects of betaxolol on light responses and membrane conductance in retinal ganglion cells

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 722-728

  Gross, Ronald L ^a   Hensley, Steve H ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Yang, Xiong Li ^a   Dai, Sun Chuan ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETAXOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA REFLEX; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GLAUCOMA; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BETAXOLOL; CALCIUM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIGHT; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SODIUM;

EID: 0034013817     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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