Normal mouse and rat strains as models for age-related cataract and the effect of caloric restriction on its development

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 683-692

  Wolf, Norman S ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Pendergrass, William ^a   Schmeider, Charles ^b   Turturro, Angelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Natl Ctr Toxicological Res F   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related cataract; Caloric restriction; Eye pigment; Life span; Model; Mouse; Rat

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; LIFESPAN; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENILE CATARACT;

EID: 0033843889     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0835     Document Type: Article

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