Water-soluble antioxidants in human tears: Effect of the collection method

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 3130-3134

  Choy, Camus Kar Man ^a   Cho, Pauline ^a   Chung, Wai Yuen ^a   Benzie, Iris F F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; YAWNING;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOLUBILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEARS; WATER; YAWNING;

EID: 0035653638     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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