An alternative method of steroid-induced lens opacification in Brown Norway rat eyes applying systemic pulse administration

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-236

  Nagai, Kouta ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kojima, Masami ^a   Sasaki, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract model; Light scattering intensity; Prednisolone sodium succinate; Pulse administration; Steroid induced cataract

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCIDENCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SLIT LAMP;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PREDNISOLONE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN;

EID: 4043085631     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078783     Document Type: Article

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