Determination of lead, zinc, potassium, calcium, copper and sodium in human cataract lenses

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-165

  Shukla, Nandita ^a   Moitra, J K ^a   Trivedi, R C ^a  

^a Biolab Ctrl Poll Control Board   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract development; Flame AAS; Human eye lens; Microwave digestion; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; LENS PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029961115     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05006-X     Document Type: Article

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