Transport of circulating reduced glutathione at the basolateral side of the anterior lens epithelium: Physiologic importance and manipulations

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-38

  Mackic, Jasmina B ^a   Jinagouda, Sujata ^a   McComb, J Gordon ^a   Weiss, Martin H ^a   Kannan, Ram ^a   Kaplowitz, Neil ^a   Zlokovic, Berislav V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Guinea pigs; Lens epithelium; Perfused eye; Transport

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD-AQUEOUS BARRIER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EPITHELIUM; GLUTATHIONE; GUINEA PIGS; KINETICS; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0030010208     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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