Protective effects of naringenin eye drops on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea- induced photoreceptor cell death in rats

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-396

  Lin, Jun Li ^a   Wang, Yan Dong ^b   Ma, Yan ^a   Zhong, Chun Mei ^a   Zhu, Mei Rong ^c   Chen, Wen Pei ^a   Lin, Bao Qin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Zhuhai United Laboratories Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

N methyl N nitrosourea; Naringenin; Photoreceptor cell death; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903832405     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2014.03.01     Document Type: Article

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