Progression of mouse buthionine sulfoximine cataracts in vitro is inhibited by thiols or ascorbate

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Calvin, Harold I ^a,b   Zhu, Guan Ping ^a   Wu, Jun Xi ^a   Banerjee, Urmi ^a   Fu, S C Joseph ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Buthionine sulfoximine; Cataract prevention; Glutathione ascorbate; Lens culture; Mouse; Thiols

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DRUG EFFECT; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030815210     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0334     Document Type: Article

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