Finger-like projections of plasma membrane in the most senescent fiber cells of human lenses

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1118-1123

  Boyle, Daniel L ^a   Takemoto, Larry J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Human; Lens fiber cells; Lens nucleus; Microvilli; Plasma membrane

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PHALLOIDIN; URANYL ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL MEMBRANE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LENS; LENS FIBER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031797536     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.12.1118.5130     Document Type: Article

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