Synergistic effect of UVB radiation and age on HMPS enzymes in rat lens homogenate

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-60

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Enzymes; Lens; NADPH; Rat; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LENS PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; NADP; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032052531     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00082-7     Document Type: Article

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