EFFECTS OF A POTENT AND SPECIFIC β2‐ADRENOCEPTOR ANTAGONIST ON INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
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- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 73 (1) , 97-100
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1981.tb16776.x
Abstract
1 Physiological studies support the possibility of adrenergic regulation of aqueous humor secretion from the ciliary process, a tissue which has recently been shown to contain a predominance of β2-adrenoceptors. 2 The present experiments examine the effects of a potent and highly specific β2-antagonist (IPS 339) on intraocular pressure in the normal rabbit eye. 3 The observed decrease in pressure caused by IPS 339 suggests that highly specific β2-antagonists may be useful in decreasing elevated intraocular pressure.Keywords
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