UVB irradiation alters the activities and kinetic properties of the enzymes of energy metabolism in rat lens during aging

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-46

  Reddy, G Bhanuprakash ^a,b   Bhat, K Seetharam ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; Lens enzymes; Rats; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; HEXOKINASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEXOKINASE; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; KINETICS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031974734     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(97)00114-0     Document Type: Article

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