Effect and mechanism of betaxolol and timolol on vascular relaxation in isolated rabbit ciliary artery

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 504-508

  Dong, Yaru ^a,b   Ishikawa, Hitoshi ^a   Wu, Yazhen ^b   Shimizu, Kimiya ^a   Goseki, Toshiaki ^a   Yoshitomi, Takeshi ^c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaxolol; Ca2+ blocking; Fura 2; Rabbit ciliary artery; Timolol

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; DILTIAZEM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CILIARY ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TENSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BETAXOLOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CILIARY ARTERIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOGRAPHY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; RABBITS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TIMOLOL; VASODILATION;

EID: 33845806535     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-006-0377-2     Document Type: Article

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