Impairment of eye lens cell physiology and optics by broadband ultraviolet A-ultraviolet B radiation

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 361-367

  Oriowo, O M ^a   Cullen, A P ^a   Sivak, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMAR BLUE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; DYE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EYE; LENS; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PHOTOTOXICITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036727990     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0361:IOELCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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