Relationship of protein-glutathione mixed disulfide and thioltransferase in H2O2-induced cataract in cultured pig lens

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 693-700

  Wang, Guo Ming ^b   Raghavachari, Nalini ^c   Lou, Marjorie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dethiolation; Organ culture; Oxidative stress; Pig lens; Protein thiol mixed disulfide; PSSC; PSSG; Thiolation; Thioltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROTEIN; THIOL; TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWINE; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0031149918     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0251     Document Type: Article

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