Semi-quantitation of mRNA by polymerase chain reaction. Levels of oxidative defense enzymes and aldose reductase in rat lenses cultured in hyperglycemic or oxidative medium

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-18

  Khanna, Peeyush ^a   Wang, Lifei ^a   Ansari, Naseem H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYCLOPHILIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALASE; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0029970472     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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