Diabetes-induced biochemical changes in rat lens: Attenuation of cataractogenesis by pyruvate

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-174

  Zhao, W ^a   Devamanoharan, P S ^a   Henein, M ^a   Ali, A H ^a   Varma, Shambhu D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cataractogenesis; Diabetes; Lens; Prevention; Pyruvate

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CATION; DRINKING WATER; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; PYRUVATE SODIUM; SORBITOL; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CATION TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LENS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0034527578     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2000.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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