Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bovine lens

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 172-176

  Gallenga, Pier Enrico ^a   Morgante, Anna ^a   Ciancaglini, Marco ^a   Petti, Luigia ^a   Costagliola, Ciro ^b   Carpineto, Paolo ^a   Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a  

^a GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Bovine lens; High performance liquid chromatography; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Vitreous body

Indexed keywords

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; TRIPHENYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030998387     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268012     Document Type: Article

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