A study of coloring in human lens nucleus - Association of four inorganic elements and dielectric behavior with nuclear color

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-364

  Matsuoka, Rika ^a   Watanabe, Makio ^a   Ueno, Hisayuki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric behavior; Inorganic element; Nuclear color; Senile cataract; Water content

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; EYE COLOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; SENILE CATARACT; WATER CONTENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; COLOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; MAGNESIUM; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER;

EID: 0030919719     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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