Do antiglaucomatous prostaglandins induce melanogenesis in human conjunctiva?: An impression cytology pilot study

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-50

  Cagigrigoriu, Andrea ^a   Boero, Elena ^a   Carenini, Alessandra Boles ^a   Rolle, Teresa ^a   Cappia, Susanna ^a   Bacillo, Elisa ^a   Papotti, Mauro ^a   Gregori, Dario ^a   Brovarone, Filippo Vitale ^a   Grignolo, Federico Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctival melanogenesis; Impression cytology; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BIMATOPROST; CARTEOLOL; LATANOPROST; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; TIMOLOL; TRAVOPROST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 75749147263     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31819c4a20     Document Type: Article

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