Epithelial activity of hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in cultured bovine lenses recovering from pharmaceutical-induced optical damage

Molecular Vision

Volumn 9, Issue , 2003, Pages 594-600

  Hartwick, Andrew T E ^a   Sivak, Jacob G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORBUTOL; FLUORACAINE; FLUORESCEIN; FLURESS; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEXOKINASE; OXYBUPROCAINE; PROXYMETACAINE; THIOMERSAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EYE INJURY; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE METABOLISM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHLOROBUTANOL; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EDETIC ACID; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEINS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEXOKINASE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POVIDONE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROCAINE; PROPOXYCAINE;

EID: 0347723977     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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