Effects of allopurinol and steroids on inflammation and oxidative tissue damage in experimental lens induced uveitis: A biochemical and morphological study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 451-457

  Augustin, A J ^a   Spitznas, M ^a   Sekundo, W ^a   Koch, F ^a   Lutz, J ^b   Meller, D ^a   Grus, F H ^a   Wegener, A ^c   Blumenroder S H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIGOUT AGENT; FREE RADICAL; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; LIPID PEROXIDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; IRIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TISSUE INJURY; UVEITIS;

EID: 0029889136     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.5.451     Document Type: Article

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