An immunohistochemical study of endothelin-1 converting enzyme in the human eye

Current Eye Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-11

  Wollensak, Gregor ^a   Löffler, Bernd Michael ^a   Beyermann, Beate ^a   Ihling, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

ECE 1; ET 1; Eye; Immunohistochemistry; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 1 CONVERTING ENZYME; FORMALDEHYDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME 1; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CADAVER; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EYE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPHINCTER PUPILLAE MUSCLE; TISSUE SECTION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM; ADULT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; IRIS; METABOLISM; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CILIARY BODY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE; HUMAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IRIS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RETINAL VESSELS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0035996277     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.24.1.6.5431     Document Type: Article

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