Characterization of paracellular and aqueous penetration routes in cornea, conjunctiva, and sclera

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 627-634

  Hämäläinen, Kaisa Mari ^a   Kananen, Kirsi ^a   Auriola, Seppo ^a   Kontturi, Kyösti ^b   Urtti, Arto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

intercellular space; membrane porosity; molecular weight; paracellular permeation; polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; OLIGOMER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCLERA;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY; RABBITS; SCLERA;

EID: 0842283719     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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