Neuroactive steroids protect retinal tissue through σ1 receptors: Short communication

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-216

  Bucolo, Claudio ^a   Drago, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 PHENYLCYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; 2 [(3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL] N METHYL 2 DIAMINOETHYLAMINE; ESTRADIOL; N [2 (2,3 DICHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL] 2 DIMETHYLAMINO N METHYLETHYLAMINE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SIGMA 1 OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SIGMA; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA;

EID: 33847040377     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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