The inhibition of Ca2+ influx induced by hypericin in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells analyzed by confocal imaging

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 128-135

  Gao, QianYing ^a   Ge, Jian ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypericin; Proliferative vitreoretinopathy; Retinal pigment epithelial cells, cultured human

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYPERICIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLUO 3; PERYLENE; PROTEIN KINASE C; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL STIMULATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PERYLENE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PROTEIN KINASE C; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; XANTHENES;

EID: 22544456883     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084999     Document Type: Article

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