Photoreceptor protection against constant light-induced damage by isopropyl unoprostone, a prostaglandin F2α metabolite-related compound

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 203-209

  Hayami, Kayoko ^a   Unoki, Kuzuhiko ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Constant light damage; Isopropyl unoprostone; Photoreceptor rescue; Prostaglandin F2 ; Rat

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UNOPROSTONE ISOPROPYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT DAMAGE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MACROPHAGE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DINOPROST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS; LIGHT; MACROPHAGES; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034924542     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055671     Document Type: Article

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