Induction of ultraviolet cataracts in vitro: Prevention by pyruvate

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 492-502

  Hegde, Kavita R ^a   Kovtun, Svitlana ^a   Varma, Shambhu D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUTATHIONE; PEROXIDE; PYRUVIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RIBOFLAVIN; RUBIDIUM; SCAVENGER;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; LENS; LENS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CATARACT; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PYRUVIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RUBIDIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 36749036147     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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