Effects of laser photocoagulation on adenine nucleotides in rabbit retinas.
High-pressure liquid chromatography was used to provide a qualitative biochemical assessment of laser effects on retinal metabolism. The adenosine triphosphate-adenosine diphosphate ratio and the Atkinson energy charge are considerably increased in laser-treated rabbit retinas compared to the contralateral untreated retinas.
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014945:Wound Healing
D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate