Morin hydrate: A better protector than purpurogallin of corneal endothelial cell damage induced by xanthine oxidase and SIN-1

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-152

  Zeng, L H ^a   Rootman, D S ^a,b   Burnstein, A ^a   Wu, J ^a   Wu, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

(SIN 1); 3 morpholinosydnonimine n ethylcarbamide; Corneal endothelial cell; Morin; Rabbit; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; HYPOXANTHINE; LINSIDOMINE; MORIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PURPUROGALLIN; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOCYCLOHEPTENES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMANS; CYTOPROTECTION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYPOXANTHINE; MOLSIDOMINE; RABBITS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0031931704     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.2.149.5600     Document Type: Article

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