The distribution of total, free, short-chain acyl and long-chain acyl carnitine in ocular tissues of the camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Alhomida, A S ^a   Junaid, M A ^a   Al Jafari, A A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CORNEA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EYE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; TISSUE METABOLISM; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030793735     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1997.13.381     Document Type: Article

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