Calcium distribution in the human eye lens

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-85

  Vrensen, Gijs F J M ^a   de Wolf, Anneke ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cytochemistry; Human; Lens; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CALCIUM ION; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADULT; AGED; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; LENS FIBER; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STORAGE;

EID: 0029812256     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267960     Document Type: Article

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