Lens glutathione homeostasis: Discrepancies and gaps in knowledge standing in the way of novel therapeutic approaches

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 103-111

  Fan, Xingjun ^a   Monnier, Vincent M ^a,b   Whitson, Jeremy ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cataract; Glutathione; Homeostasis; Lens; Transporter

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN;

AGING; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE TISSUE; GAP JUNCTION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SENILE CATARACT; VITREOUS BODY; ANIMAL; CATARACT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; GLUTATHIONE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 85002605510     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.06.018     Document Type: Review

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