Prevention of selenite-induced cataractogenesis by Origanum vulgare extract

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 743-747

  Dailami, K N ^a   Azadbakht, M ^a   Pharm, Z R ^a   Lashgari, M ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cataractogenesis; Extract; Origanum vulgare; Selenite; White rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LENS; OREGANO; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; ORIGANUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SODIUM SELENITE;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; RATTUS;

EID: 77957677360     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.743.747     Document Type: Article

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