Effect of hydrostatic pressure gradients and Na2EDTA on permeability of human Schlemm's canal cell monolayers

Current Eye Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 391-398

  Burke, A G ^a   Zhou, W ^a   O'Brien, E T ^b   Roberts, B C ^c   Stamer, W D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Glaucoma; Intercellular junctions; Outflow facility; Ussing

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; EDETATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHELATING AGENTS; DOGS; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PERMEABILITY; SCLERA;

EID: 4143053894     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680490503697     Document Type: Article

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