Fiber cell morphology and cytoplasmic texture in cataractous and normal human lens nuclei

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 533-542

  Al Ghoul, K J ^a   Costello, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LENS; LENS FIBER; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030012892     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609000764     Document Type: Article

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