Prevention of selenite cataract by vitamin C

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 563-568

  Devamanoharan, P S ^a   Henein, M ^a   Morris, S ^a   Ramachandran, S ^a   Richards, R D ^a   Varma, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ascorbate; cataract prevention; oxidative stress; selenite; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ASCORBIC ACID; CATARACT; CRYSTALLINS; GLUTATHIONE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SELENIOUS ACID; SELENIUM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025797014     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(91)90057-L     Document Type: Article

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