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Cysteamine Prevents the Development of Lens Opacity in a Rat Model of Selenite-Induced Cataract

DOI

22

Citations

32

References

2012

Year

Sang Mok Lee, Eui Man Jeong, Jinho Jeong, Dong‐Myung Shin, Hyun-Ju Lee, Hyo-Jun Kim, Jisun Lim, Jin-Haeng Lee, Sung‐Yup Cho, Mee Kum Kim,
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Abstract

Cysteamine suppresses cataract formation induced by selenite in rats, suggesting that cysteamine can be used as a pharmaceutical intervention to prevent or delay cataract formation.

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