Possible mechanism of exacerbating cataract formation in cataractous human lens capsules induced by systemic hypertension or glaucoma

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Lee, Shui Mei ^a,c   Lin, Shan Yang ^b   Li, Mei Jane ^b   Liang, Run Chu ^b  

^a Departments of Ophthalmology   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cataract; Conformation; Fourier transform infrared spectra; Glaucoma; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030964928     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268001     Document Type: Article

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