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eNOS, a pressure-dependent regulator of intraocular pressure.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 9 Dec 2011
Stamer W Daniel, Lei Yuan, Boussommier-Calleja Alexandra, Overby Darryl R, Ethier C Ross
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PURPOSE: Pathology in the primary drainage pathway for aqueous humor in the eye is responsible for ocular hypertension, the only treatable risk factor in patients with glaucoma. Unfortunately, the mechanisms that regulate pressure-dependent drainage of aqueous humor and thus intraocular pressure (IOP) are unknown. To better understand one possible underlying molecular factor that regulates IOP, nitric oxide (NO),...
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