Unoprostone isopropyl and metabolite M1 activate BK channels and prevent ET-1-induced [Ca²⁺]i increases in human trabecular meshwork and smooth muscle.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

• Publication date

  2012-08-07

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1167/iovs.11-9046PMID 22786902
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