Rebamipide increases mucin-like substance contents and periodic acid Schiff reagent-positive cells density in normal rabbits

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 264-270

  Urashima, Hiroki ^a   Takeji, Yasuhiro ^a   Okamoto, Takashi ^a   Fujisawa, Shigeki ^a   Shinohara, Hisashi ^a  

^a OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; FLUORESCEIN; MUCIN; REBAMIPIDE; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; RABBIT;

ALANINE; ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; FEMALE; MUCINS; PERIODIC ACID; QUINOLONES; RABBITS; ROSANILINE DYES;

EID: 84862176087     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0147     Document Type: Article

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