Preventive effect of onion juice on selenite-induced experimental cataract

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-189

  Javadzadeh, Alireza ^a   Ghorbanihaghjo, Amir ^b   Bonyadi, Somayeh ^a   Rashidi, Mohammad R ^b   Mesgari, Mehran ^b   Rashtchizadeh, Nadereh ^b   Argani, Hassan ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Experimental cataract; Onion

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EYE DROPS; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LENS; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; ONION; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; ONIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 66249099157     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.49391     Document Type: Article

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