Influence of Anesthesia on Ocular Effects and Temperature in Rabbit Eyes Exposed to Microwaves

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-233

  Kojima, Masami ^a   Hata, Ikuho ^a   Wake, Kanako ^b   Watanabe, So Ichi ^b   Yamanaka, Yukio ^b   Kamimura, Yoshitsugu ^c   Taki, Masao ^d   Sasaki, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract; Lens light scatter; Microwave; Ocular inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANTERIOR SEGMENT; CATARACT; EXPOSED TO; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; KETAMINE; LENS LIGHT SCATTER; MICROWAVE EXPOSURE; OCULAR INFLAMMATION; RABBIT EYES; SCHEIMPFLUG;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; EYE INFLAMMATION; LENS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1942422312     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10195     Document Type: Article

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