Effect of melatonin on the nitric oxide treated retina

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1078-1081

  Siu, A W ^a,b   Ortiz, G G ^a,c   Benitez King, G ^d   To, C H ^b   Reiter, R J ^c  

^a Instituto de Neurociencias   (Mexico)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; EYE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FEMALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 3543009664     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.037879     Document Type: Article

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