Benzalkonium chloride suppresses rabbit corneal endothelium intercellular gap junction communication.
Gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) plays a critical role in the maintenance of corneal endothelium homeostasis. We determined if benzalkonium chloride (BAK) alters GJIC activity in the rabbit corneal endothelium since it is commonly used as a drug preservative in ocular eyedrop preparat...
Main Authors: | Zhenhao Zhang, Yue Huang, Hui Xie, Juxin Pan, Fanfei Liu, Xuezhi Li, Wensheng Chen, Jiaoyue Hu, Zuguo Liu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192355?pdf=render |
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