Vitamin E and rabbit corneal endothelial cell survival.
In this study, vitamin E (apha-tocopherol), a powerful antioxidant, is shown to double the survival time of isolated perfused rabbit corneal endothelium. The results are discussed and evidence concerning vitamin E in ocular tissue function is reviewed.
Save Sight and Eye Health Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000166:cytology*; D005609:Free Radicals; D009926:Organ Preservation; D010477:Perfusion; D011817:Rabbits; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism
D005609:Free Radicals; D014810:Vitamin E; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase