α-Luminol prevents decreases in glutamate, glutathione, and glutamine synthetase in the retinas of glaucomatous DBA/2J mice

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Gionfriddo, Juliet R ^a   Freeman, Kate S ^a   Groth, Allyson ^a   Scofield, Virginia L ^b   Alyahya, Khaleel ^a   Madl, James E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

luminol; Glaucoma; Glutamate; Glutamine synthetase; Glutathione; GVT

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; LUMINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DBA MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GLAUCOMA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; GLAUCOMA; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LUMINOL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; RETINA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS;

EID: 70249117827     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2009.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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