Selenite cataract and its attenuation by vitamin E in wistar rats

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-170

  Mathew, Joe Prasad ^a,b   Thomas, V C ^a   Thomas, Issac ^a  

^a ST BERCHMANS COLLEGE   (India)

^b SACRED HEART COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Selenite cataract; Vitamin E; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MAGNESIUM; MALONALDEHYDE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SELENITE; SODIUM; SODIUM SELENITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; CRYSTALLINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0038070104     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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