Beneficial effect of lysine and amino acids on cataractogenesis in experimental diabetes through possible antiglycation of lens proteins

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 597-601

  Sulochana, K N ^a   Punitham, R ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Anticataractogenic; Antidiabetic effects; Lysine; Mixture of amino acids; Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; LYSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0032426363     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0547     Document Type: Article

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