Oestradiol levels and superoxide dismutase activity in age-related cataract: a case–control study

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the higher prevalence of cataract in women is caused by a withdrawal effect of oestrogen at menopause. In vitro studies have demonstrated protection of serum oestradiol (E2) against oxidative stress through upregulation of antioxidant enzymes, including superox...

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Autores principales: Škiljić, Dragana, Nilsson, Staffan, Petersen, Anne, Karlsson, Jan-Olof, Behndig, Anders, Kalaboukhova, Lada, Zetterberg, Madeleine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27899085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0392-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27899085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0392-0

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