Distribution and type of morphological damage in human nuclear age-related cataracts

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-252

  Al Ghoul, K J ^a   Lane, C W ^a   Taylor, V L ^a   Fowler, W C ^b   Costello, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related cataracts; Electron microscopy; Human nuclear cataracts; Lens opacity; Lens senescence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029870893     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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