Antioxidant profile of cataractous English Cocker Spaniels

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-86

  Barros, Paulo S M ^a,b   Angelotti, Alessandra C ^a   Nobre, Fábio ^a   Morales, Adriana ^a   Fantoni, Denise T ^a   Barros, Silvia B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b 1236 Apt 204 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Cataract; Dog; Lens; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0347856965     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.1999.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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