Glutathione and associated enzymes in toxic cataractogenesis-Selenite model

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 733-738

  Mathew, Joe Prasad ^a   Joseph, Priya ^b   Thomas, V C ^a   Thomas, Issac ^a  

^a ST BERCHMANS COLLEGE   (India)

^b Devamatha College   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract; GSH; GSH R; Selenite; GCS

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; SODIUM SELENITE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LENS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 33749356165     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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