Effect of age on superoxide dismutase activity of human trabecular meshwork

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1849-1853

  De La Paz, Monica A ^a   Epstein, David L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

catalase; superoxide dismutase; trabecular meshwork

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CADAVER; CATALASE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0029813847     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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