Effect of vitamin E eye drops on naphthalene-induced cataract in rats

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-350

  Nagata, Masanobu ^a,b   Kojima, Masami ^a   Sasaki, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; NAPHTHALENE; TROPICAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; LENS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032858621     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1999.15.345     Document Type: Article

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