Inhibitory effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum on galactose induced cataracts in a rat model; In vitro and in vivo studies

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-219

  Gupta, Suresh Kumar ^a   Kalaiselvan, Vivekananthan ^b   Srivastava, Sushma ^a   Saxena, Rohit ^c   Agrawal, Shyam Sunder ^a  

^a DELHI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b KMCH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cataract; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897585405     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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