Cell growth of rat lens epithelium in galactose-induced cataracts

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Kubo, Eri ^a   Takayanagi, Katsunori ^a   Tsuzuki, Shosai ^a   Takahashi, Yukio ^a   Akagi, Yoshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell growth; Fluorescence cytophotometry; Low dose galactose diet; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Rat lens epithelium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030752835     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.243     Document Type: Article

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