Prevention of selenite-induced cataractogenesis in wistar albino rats by aqueous extract of garlic

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 395-399

  Javadzadeh, Alireza ^a,b   Ghorbanihaghjo, Amir ^b   Arami, Sara ^a,b   Rashtchizadeh, Nadereh ^b   Mesgari, Mehran ^c   Rafeey, Mandana ^d   Omidi, Yadollah ^e  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRAVOPROST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LENS; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; GARLIC; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 70350457932     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2009.0038     Document Type: Article

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