Alpha-tocopherol in plasma, red blood cells and lenses with and without cataract

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 266-270

  Krepler, Katharina ^a   Schmid, Rainer ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CADAVER; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 14244257729     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.09.031     Document Type: Article

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