Influence of alkyl chain length of benzalkonium chloride on acute corneal epithelial toxicity

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1296-1301

  Uematsu, Masafumi ^a   Kumagami, Takeshi ^a   Shimoda, Kenichiro ^b   Kusano, Mao ^a   Teshima, Mugen ^b   Sasaki, Hitoshi ^b   Kitaoka, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

alkyl chain; barrier function; benzalkonium chloride; cornea; eyedrop

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON; CARBON 14; MIRISTALKONIUM CHLORIDE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; JAPANESE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RABBITS;

EID: 78149280743     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181dc81b6     Document Type: Article

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