Cyclic GMP, sodium nitroprusside and sodium azide reduce aqueous humour formation in the isolated arterially perfused pig eye

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-92

  Shahidullah, Mohammad ^a   Yap, Maurice ^a   To, Chi Ho ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aqueous humour formation; cGMP; Intraocular pressure; NO donors; Pig eye

Indexed keywords

8 (4 CHLOROPHENYLTHIO) CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SODIUM AZIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR FORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUORESCENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CYCLIC GMP; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; SODIUM AZIDE; SWINE;

EID: 18744373015     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706156     Document Type: Article

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