Abstract
A fluorescent analogue of propranolol, 9-AAP, was injected intravenously in order to detect beta-adrenergic receptors in the anterior segment of the albino rat eye. Specific 9-AAP fluorescence was noted along cell membranes of the ciliary epithelium and to a lesser extent in the walls of blood vessels in the ciliary processes and episclera at the limbus. The iris showed maximum 9-AAP binding in the region of the sphincter muscle. These data suggest that 9-AAP may label beta receptors in the anterior segment of the rat eye.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 645-651 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |