Antioxidant enzymes of the human retina: Effect of age on enzyme activity of macula and periphery

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-278

  De La Paz, Monica A ^a,c   Zhang, Jian ^a   Fridovich, Irwin ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; Human; Retina; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEXOKINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029982026     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609007621     Document Type: Article

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