General pathophysiology of macular edema

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.6, 2011, Pages 10-19

  Scholl, Stefan ^a   Augustin, Albert ^b   Loewenstein, Anat ^c   Rizzo, Stanislao ^d   Kuppermann, Baruch D ^e  

^a Private Augenarztpraxis ^*  (Germany)

^b STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Blood retinal barrier; Macular edema; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BIMATOPROST; DOCETAXEL; LATANOPROST; NICOTINIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN; TRAVOPROST; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; UVEA DISEASE; WATER FLOW;

ANGIOTENSIN II; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; MACULAR EDEMA; PROSTAGLANDINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79961005318     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2010.6050     Document Type: Article

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