Attenuation of galactose-induced cataract by pyruvate

Free Radical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-263

  Varma, S D ^a   Devamanoharan, P S ^a   Rutzen, A R ^a   Ali, A H ^a   Henein, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Galactose; Prevention; Pyruvate; Sugar cataract

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DRINKING WATER; GALACTOSE; LENS PROTEIN; PYRUVATE SODIUM; PYRUVIC ACID; RUBIDIUM ION; SUGAR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; GALACTOSEMIA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INCIDENCE; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RAT; TOXICITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; DIET; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSEMIAS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; PYRUVIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032950011     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900300281     Document Type: Article

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