Ultraviolet B-induced corneal and lens damage in guinea pigs on low-ascorbic acid diet

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 277-283

  Wu, Kaili ^a,b   Kojima, Masami ^a   Shui, Ying Bo ^a,c   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Sasaki, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cornea; Guinea pig; Lens; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; LENS; LENS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATARACT; CELL COUNT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORNEA; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; DIET; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 10844284504     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081208     Document Type: Article

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