Is Neurovascular Coupling of Relevance in Glaucoma?

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Gugleta, Konstantin ^a   Fuchsjäger Mayrl, Gabriele ^a,b   Orgül, Selim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

eye; flicker; glaucoma; neurovascular coupling

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; EYE FUNDUS; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROVASCULAR COUPLING; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OPTIC DISK; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 35848933249     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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