Nutritional dependence of the incidence of selenite-induced cataracts in rats.
The protective effect of premature weaning on the incidence of selenite-induced cataracts in young rats can be abolished by the timely administration of the main components of nourishment, including water. The results suggest that water which is a common factor of all supplemented nutrients could play an important role in the development of selenium cataract.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D020887:Selenious Acid; D012643:Selenium; D014886:Weaning
D020887:Selenious Acid; D012643:Selenium