Melanin granule model for laser-induced thermal damage in the retina

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-553

  Thompson, C R ^a   Gerstman, B S ^b   Jacques, S L ^c   Rogers, M E ^a  

^a Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; HUMAN; INJURY; LASER; MATHEMATICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; MATHEMATICS; MELANINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINA;

EID: 0030138986     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02460595     Document Type: Article

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