α2-adrenoceptor agonists inhibit vitreal glutamate and aspartate accumulation and preserve retinal function after transient ischemia

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 216-223

  Donello, John E ^a   Padillo, Edwin U ^a   Webster, Michelle L ^a   Wheeler, Larry A ^a   Gil, Daniel W ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; BRIMONIDINE; CLONIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; RAUWOLSCINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; VITREOUS BODY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL VESSELS; VITREOUS BODY; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0035198185     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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