Effects of Hyaluronan on Free-Radical Formation, Corneal Endothelium Damage, and Inflammation Parameters after Phacoemulsification in Rabbits

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Camillieri, Giovanni ^a   Nastasi, Annarita ^a   Gulino, Pietro ^a   Bucolo, Claudio ^a   Drago, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYALURONIC ACID; LUMINOL; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA THICKNESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TRAUMA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RABBIT; UVEA; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FREE RADICALS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RABBITS;

EID: 1842422520     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108076804773710821     Document Type: Article

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