Cumulative antioxidant defense against oxidative challenge in galactose-induced cataractogenesis in Wistar rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 733-739

  Raju, T N ^a   Sanat Kumar, C ^a   Rajani Kanth, V ^a   Venkata Ramana, B ^a   Uma Maheswara Reddy, P ^a   Suryanarayana, P ^b   Bhanuprakash Reddy, G ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Aldose reductase; Antioxidant enzymes; Cataract; Curcumin; Galactose; Oxidative damage; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CURCUMIN; GALACTOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; LENS; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; CURCUMIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GALACTOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN E;

CURCUMA LONGA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33748577329     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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