Histopathologic effect of chronic use of sildenafil citrate on the choroid & retina in male rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 117, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Vatansever, H Seda ^a   Kayikcioglu, O ^a   Gumus, B ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Choroid vasculature; Sildenafil citrate; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN; PERIODIC ACID; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CHOROID; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; STAINING; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CHOROID; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA;

EID: 0142245374     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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