Effect of diabetes and fructose/non-fructose diet on the optical quality (cataracts) of the rat lens

Current Eye Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Herbert, K L ^a   Sivak, J G ^a   Bell, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Diabetes; Fructose; Lens; Rats

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; STARCH; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0032695368     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.19.4.305.5298     Document Type: Article

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