Prevention of selenite-induced cataract by L-cysteine and vitamin C in rats

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-287

  Hossini, Hamid Reza Jahadi ^a   Aminlari, M ^b   Khalili, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cataract; L Cysteine; Rat; Selenite; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYSTEINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM SELENITE; TROPICAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; LENS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; SLIT LAMP; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT;

EID: 66149164706     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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