Determination of water content in bovine lenses using near-infrared spectroscopy

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 429-435

  Zink, Jeffrey M ^a   Koenig, Jack L ^b   Williams, Theodore R ^a  

^a The College of Wooster   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine eye; Near infrared spectroscopy; Nucleus; Protein; Water content

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030859629     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268044     Document Type: Article

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