Age-related light scattering in rat lenses observed in a 2-year inhalation toxicity study

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 273-280

  Wegener, Alfred ^a   Kaegler, M ^b   Stinn, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INBIFO Inst fur Biol Forsch   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cataract; Chronic exposure; Diesel engine exhaust; Inhalation toxicity; Light scattering; Rat lens; Room aged sidestream cigarette smoke; Scheimpflug photography; Sex related differences

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

AEROSOL; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIESEL ENGINE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LENS CAPSULE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MICRODENSITOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CORNEA; FEMALE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0036970715     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065598     Document Type: Article

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