UV-B-induced cataract model in brown-norway rat eyes combined with preadministration of buthionine sulfoximine

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 54-63

  Hatano, Takashi ^a   Kojima, Masami ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown Norway rat; Buthionine sulfoximine; Glutathione; Image analysis; Scheimpfiug imaging; Ultraviolet B Cataract model Lens

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LENS; LENS NUCLEUS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0029792706     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267957     Document Type: Article

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