Modelling cortical cataractogenesis 22: Is in vitro reduction of damage in model diabetic rat cataract by taurine due to its antioxidant

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-300

  Kilic, F ^a   Bhardwaj, R ^a   Caulfeild, J ^a   Trevithick, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Antioxidant; Chemiluminescence; Model diabetic cataract; Peroxide; Superoxide; Taurine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; LENS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032858876     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0697     Document Type: Article

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