Corneal toxicity of xylazine and clonidine, in combination with ketamine, in the rat

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 345-352

  Tita, B ^a   Leone, M G ^a   Casini, M L ^a   Corubolo, C ^a   Bordi, F ^a   Guidolin, D ^b   Fumagalli, E ^a   Romanelli, L ^a   Mattioli, F ^a   Feher J ^a   Saso, Luciano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Fidia Advanced Biopolymers   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Clonidine; Corneal edema; Corneal opacification; Corneal permeability; Glucose; Ketamine; Xylazine; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CARBON 14; CLONIDINE; GLUCOSE; HYALURONIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; KETAMINE; MYDRIATIC AGENT; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA PERMEABILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE TOXICITY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; STROMA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; CORNEA; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL OPACITY; KETAMINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 18244369523     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055692     Document Type: Article

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