A model of giant vacuole dynamics in human Schlemm's canal endothelial cells

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Pedrigi, Ryan M ^a   Simon, David ^b   Reed, Ashley ^b   Stamer, W Daniel ^c   Overby, Darryl R ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aqueous humour outflow resistance; Cellular biomechanics; Endothelial transport; Giant vacuole; Intraocular pressure; Schlemm's canal

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DYNAMICS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CORNEA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERFUSION; SCLERA; VACUOLES;

EID: 78650533822     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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