Effect of a nonsteroidal gametic factor on senile cataract in the dog.
We have studied the clarifying activity of a purified peptide fraction of gametic origin in senile cataract of the dog. The active substance, administered intramuscularly, had significant and durable clarifying effects on the cortical area of the lens.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002417:Cattle; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004285:Dogs; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002457:Cell Extracts; D010455:Peptides; D014020:Tissue Extracts