Effects of low-carbohydrate diet and Pycnogenol® treatment on retinal antioxidant enzymes in normal and diabetic rats

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-18

  Kamuren, Zipporah T ^a   McPeek, Chris G ^b   Sanders, Ruth A ^b   Watkins III, John B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PYCNOGENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINE; PINUS MARITIMA; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33644844891     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2006.22.10     Document Type: Article

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