The cell and molecular biology of glaucoma: Mechanisms in the conventional outflow pathway

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2470-2472

  Daniel Stamer, W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUMETANIDE; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MYOCILIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR 4; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER; WNT PROTEIN;

AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84860601008     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-9483f     Document Type: Article

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