Endothelin-1 and nitric oxide levels in patients with glaucoma

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Ghanem, Asaad A ^a   Elewa, Ahmed M ^a   Arafa, Lmiaa F ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cataract; Chronic closed angle glaucoma; Endothelin 1; Nitric oxide; Primary open angle glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCLERECTOMY; SLIT LAMP; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TONOMETRY; TRABECULECTOMY;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 79251561248     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323584     Document Type: Article

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