Increased plasma endothelin-1 levels in patients with progressive open angle glaucoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-63

  Emre, M ^a   Orgul S ^a   Haufschild, T ^a   Shaw, S G ^b   Flammer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BRIMONIDINE; BRINZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; IODINE 125; LATANOPROST; PILOCARPINE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 11144348640     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.046755     Document Type: Article

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