Macromolecular structure of the eye lens

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-413

  Augusteyn, R C ^a   Stevens, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL VISION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTNESS;

LIGHT SCATTERING; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY; VOLUME FRACTION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 0032306459     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(98)80008-7     Document Type: Review

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