Inhibition of collagenase breakdown of equine corneas by tetanus antitoxin, equine serum and acetylcysteine

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Haffner, John C ^a   Fecteau, Kellie A ^a   Eiler, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcysteine; Collagenase; Cornea; Equine; Serum; Tetanus antitoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALBUMIN; COLLAGENASE; COLLAGENASE INHIBITOR; GLOBULIN; HYDROXYPROLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETANUS ANTIBODY; CLOSTRIDIOPEPTIDASE A; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DIGESTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; FRACTIONATION; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; SERUM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CORNEA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MICROBIAL COLLAGENASE; TETANUS ANTITOXIN;

EID: 0037983138     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2003.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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