Inwardly rectifying K+ (Kir) channels have been implicated in the mediation of retinal K+ homeostasis by Muller glial cells. To assess possible involvement of altered glial K+ channel expression in ischemia-reperfusion injury, transient retinal ischemia was induced in rat eyes. Acutely isolated Mull
Ocular inflammation alters swelling and membrane characteristics of rat Müller glial cells
✍ Scribed by Thomas Pannicke; Ortrud Uckermann; Ianors Iandiev; Peter Wiedemann; Andreas Reichenbach; Andreas Bringmann
- Book ID
- 113729527
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 404 KB
- Volume
- 161
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-5728
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