The effect of aqueous humor ascorbate on ultraviolet-B-induced DNA damage in lens epithelium

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 344-350

  Reddy, Venkat N ^a   Giblin, Frank J ^a   Lin, Li Ren ^a   Chakrapani, Bhargavan ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EYE PROTECTION; GUINEA PIG; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM; GUINEA PIGS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031890397     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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