Antioxidants: Basic concepts in relation to the eye

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-14

  Venkatesh, Pradeep ^a   Satpal, Garg ^a   Vorma, Lalit ^a   Kumar, Tewari Hem ^a   Garg, Sheena ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Oxidative stress; Pro oxidants

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342272784     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867562     Document Type: Review

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