A new method for measuring free drug concentration: Retinal tissue as a biosensor

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2583-2588

  Nymark, Soile ^a,c   Haldin, Charlotte ^b   Tenhu, Heikki ^b   Koskelainen, Ari ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; POLYMER; ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ASPARTIC ACID; CAPROLACTAM; N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA ROD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ANIMAL; DARK ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WISTAR RAT;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ACRYLAMIDES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CAPROLACTAM; DARK ADAPTATION; DRUG CARRIERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33745679218     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-1116     Document Type: Article

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