A topical nitric oxide-releasing dexamethasone derivative: Effects on intraocular pressure and ocular haemodynamics in a rabbit glaucoma model

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1414-1419

  Galassi, F ^a   Masini, E ^a   Giambene, B ^a   Fabrizi, F ^a   Uliva, C ^a   Bolla, M ^b   Ongini, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NicOx Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; DEXAMETHASONE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NCX 1021; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; GLAUCOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CILIARY BODY; DEXAMETHASONE; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITRITES; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; RABBITS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33750714024     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.099838     Document Type: Article

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