Cataract formation through the polyol pathway is associated with free radical production

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 457-464

  Kubo, Eri ^a   Miyoshi, Norio ^a   Fukuda, Masaru ^a   Akagi, Yoshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldose reductase inhibitor SNK860; DMPO; ESR; Hydroxyl radical; Polyol pathway; Sugar cataract

Indexed keywords

ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; FIDARESTAT; FREE RADICAL; GALACTOSE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033120864     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0624     Document Type: Article

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