The effects of two stereoisomers of N-acetylcysteine on photochemical damage by UVA and blue light in rat retina

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-358

  Busch, Eelco M ^a,b   Gorgels, Theo G M F ^a   Roberts, Joan E ^c   Van Norren, Dirk ^a,d,e  

^a FC Donders Inst of Ophthalmology   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aeromedical Center   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INJURY; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033190649     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb08148.x     Document Type: Article

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