Antioxidant enzyme mRNA expression in conjunctival epithelium of healthy human subjects

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-39

  Corrales, Rosa M ^a   Galarreta, David ^a   Herreras, Jose ^a   Calonge, Margarita ^a   Chaves, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; EXTRACELLULAR SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EYE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79751479708     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i10-062     Document Type: Article

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