Effects of gender and gonad status on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced cataractogenesis and retinopathy in Lewis rats

In Vivo

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Miki, Katsuaki ^a   Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko ^a   Shikata, Nobuaki ^a   Yuri, Takashi ^a   Matsuoka, Yoichiro ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract; Gender; Gonad; Lewis rat; N methyl N nitorosourea; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; METHYLNITROSOUREA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; GONAD; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT STRAIN; RETINA INJURY; RETINOPATHY; TESTIS;

EID: 30844459449     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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