In vivo toxicity of netilmicin and ofloxacin on intact and mechanically damaged eyes of rabbit

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 710-716

  Marino, Clara ^a   Paladino, Grazia Maria ^a   Scuderi, Anna Claudia ^a   Trombetta, Francesco ^a   Mugridge, Kennet ^a   Enea, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SIFI SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Cornea; Netilmicin; Ofloxacin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; EYE INJURY; EYE TOXICITY; GOBLET CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23044436765     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000154233.56736.08     Document Type: Article

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