Element concentrations and cataract: An experimental animal model

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 205-209

  Ciaralli, L ^a   Giordano, R ^a   Costantini, S ^a   Sepe, A ^a   Cruciani, F ^b   Moramarco, A ^b   Antonelli, B ^b   Balacco Gabrieli, C ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cataract; Human lenses; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; COPPER ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0034999839     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0946-672X(01)80003-1     Document Type: Article

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