Conjunctival changes induced by prostaglandin analogues and timolol maleate: A histomorphometric study

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 910-916

  Russ, Heloisa Helena Abil ^a,b,c   Costa, Vital Paulino ^a,d   Ferreira, Fabiano Montiani ^e,f   Valgas, Sílvia Regina ^g   Correa Neto, Mario Adolfo ^g   Strobel, Eduardo von Linsingen ^g   Truppel, Jessé Henrique ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rheumatology Unit Hospital Universitário Evangélico   (Brazil)

^c Universidade de Campinas UNICAMP ^*  (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Hospital Universitário Evangálico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Glaucoma drug therapy; Prostaglandins, synthetic; Rabbits; Timolol therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049158371     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492007000600005     Document Type: Article

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