The role of oxidative mechanisms in the etiopathogenesis of pterygium: A preliminary study

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Uçakhan, Ömür Ö ^a,b   Kanpolat, Ayfer ^a   Elgün, Serenay ^a   Durak, Ilker ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Catalase; Conjunctiva; Free radical; Malondialdehyde; Oxidative stress; Pterygium research

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PTERYGIUM; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADULT; CATALASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PTERYGIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 55149124367     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000167020     Document Type: Article

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