Inhibition of selenite cataract by S-diethylsuccinyl glutathione isopropyl ester

Current Eye Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 341-345

  Blunt, D S ^a   Takemoto, L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutathione esters; Oxidative stress; Rat; Selenite cataract

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE ISOPROPYL ESTER; SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033934530     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0271-3683(200004)2041-5FT341     Document Type: Article

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