Reflex tear ascorbate in Hong Kong Chinese subjects: Method comparison and biological variation

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 632-636

  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

Antioxidant; Ascorbate; Cornea; Oxidant; Tears

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRY; EYE PROTECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CORNEAL HEALTH;

VISION;

ASCORBIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA; CORNEA REFLEX; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; YAWNING;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; TEARS; YAWNING;

EID: 0141655083     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200309000-00007     Document Type: Article

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