Comparison of free amino acids in aqueous humor of farmed and wild salmon and of six species additionally

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 366-370

  Kjønniksen, Inge ^b   Bjerkås, Ellen ^b   Jellum, Egil ^b   Ringvold, Amund ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amino acids; Amphibian; Aqueous humor; Avian; Cataract; Mammals; Teleost

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; PROLINE; TAURINE;

ALLIGATOR; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATARACTOGENESIS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; GOOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; TURKEY (BIRD); WHALE; WILD SPECIES;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AQUACULTURE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; SALMON;

EID: 0036974164     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067041     Document Type: Article

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