α2 adrenergic receptor-mediated modulation of cytosolic Ca ++ signals at the inner plexiform layer of the rat retina

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1410-1415

  Dong, Cun Jian ^a   Guo, Yuanxing ^a   Wheeler, Larry ^a   Hare, William A ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATIPAMEZOLE; BRIMONIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; DYE; EGTAZIC ACID; MEDETOMIDINE; POTASSIUM ION; RAUWOLSCINE; RINGER SOLUTION; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; FLUO 4; NIMODIPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA OUTER MOLECULAR LAYER; ANIMAL; BROWN NORWAY RAT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOSOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NIMODIPINE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XANTHENES;

EID: 34047247369     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0890     Document Type: Article

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