Reduction of nitrite production by endothelin-1 in isolated porcine ciliary processes

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-193

  Wu, Renyi ^a   Flammer, Josef ^a   Yao, Ke ^b   Haefliger, Ivan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Adenylcyclase; Aqueous humor production; Ciliary body; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FORSKOLIN; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UNOPROSTONE ISOPROPYL ESTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 0037490858     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(03)00117-9     Document Type: Article

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