August 1974
Volume 13, Issue 8
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The Dual Nature of Pilocarpine to Stimulate or Inhibit the Formation of Aqueous Humor
Author Affiliations
  • FRANK J. MACRI
    Clinical Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Md. 20014.
  • STANLEY J. CEVARIO
    Clinical Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Md. 20014.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science August 1974, Vol.13, 617-619. doi:
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      FRANK J. MACRI, STANLEY J. CEVARIO; The Dual Nature of Pilocarpine to Stimulate or Inhibit the Formation of Aqueous Humor. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1974;13(8):617-619.

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Abstract

In the enucleated, arterially perfused cat eye, pilocarpine has been found capable of both increasing and decreasing the rate of aqueous humor formation. Utilizing pharmacologic criteria, the increased formation rate is ascribed to a stimulatory action on E2 sites of sympathetic ganglion-like receptors. The inhibitory response of pilocarpine is attributed to a stimulatory action on E2 sites of similar ganglion-like receptors.

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