Comparative histochemical and immunohistochemical study on xanthine oxidoreductase/xanthine oxidase in mammalian corneal epithelium

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Ardan, Taras ^a   Kovačeva, Janetta ^a   Čejková, Jitka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Corneal epithelium; Xanthine oxidase; Xanthine oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; ENZYMES; EYE PROTECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; OXYGEN; PATHOLOGY;

HISTOCHEMICAL METHODS; PATHOLOGICAL STATES;

HISTOLOGY;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; CERIUM; ENZYME ANTIBODY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EYE INJURY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1442349739     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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