Electron microprobe analysis of rabbit ciliary epithelium indicates enhanced secretion posteriorly and enhanced absorption anteriorly

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  McLaughlin, Charles W ^a   Zellhuber McMillan, Sylvia ^a   Macknight, Anthony D C ^a   Civan, Mortimer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Net secretion; Rabbit iris ciliary body; Sodium channels; Sodium hydrogen ion exchange

Indexed keywords

5 (N,N DIMETHYL)AMILORIDE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); AMILORIDE; BENZAMIL; HEPTANOL; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CILIARY BODY; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FREEZE DRYING; GAP JUNCTION; GEOMETRY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; RABBIT; SODIUM ABSORPTION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CELL SIZE; CHLORIDES; CILIARY BODY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEPTANOL; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; OUABAIN; PERMEABILITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; POTASSIUM; RABBITS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; TIME FACTORS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 36048966842     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00205.2007     Document Type: Article

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