The vasodilating effect of acetazolamide and dorzolamide involves mechanisms other than carbonic anhydrase inhibition

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 345-351

  Torring, Maria Skytte ^a   Holmgaard, Kim ^a   Hessellund, Anders ^a   Aalkjaer, Christian ^b   Bek, Toke ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; DORZOLAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PAPAVERINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; SULFONAMIDE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; HYPERCAPNIA; ISOMETRICS; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPERCAPNIA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOGRAPHY; NIFEDIPINE; RETINAL ARTERY; SULFONAMIDES; SWINE; THIOPHENES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 58249088843     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2435     Document Type: Article

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