Mead acid supplementation does not rescue rats from cataract and retinal degeneration induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea

Fatty acids and their derivatives play a role in the response to ocular disease. Our current study investigated the effects of dietary mead acid (MA, 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid) supplementation on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced cataract and retinal degeneration in Sprague-Dawley rats. Experime...

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Published in:J Toxicol Pathol
Main Authors: Emoto, Yuko, Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko, Hamazaki, Kei, Kinoshita, Yuichi, Yuki, Michiko, Yuri, Takashi, Kawashima, Hiroshi, Tsubura, Airo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Japanese Society of Toxicologic Pathology 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4337494/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023256
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1293/tox.2014-0036
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