Levels of Zinc and Magnesium in Senile and Diabetic Senile Cataractous Lenses

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Gündüz, Güray ^a   Gündüz, Filiz ^a   Yücel, Iclal ^a   Şentürk, Ümit Kemal ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cataract; Diabetes; Lens; Magnesium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; SENILE CATARACT; TISSUE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATARACT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; ZINC;

EID: 0346816630     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:95:2:107     Document Type: Article

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