UV-B-induced damage to the lens in vitro: Prevention by caffeine

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-444

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CAFFEINE; GLUTATHIONE; RUBIDIUM ION; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; RISK FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CAFFEINE; CATARACT; GLUTATHIONE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 52449116005     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0035     Document Type: Article

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