Evaluation of five elements in lenses and aqueous humour of experimental rabbits after induced opacity

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-147

  Cruciani, Filippo ^a   Moramarco, Antonietta ^a   Antonelli, Barbara ^a   Mollo, Roberto ^a   Balacco Gabrieli, Corrado ^a   Costantini, Sergio ^b   Ciaralli, Laura ^b   Giordano, Rosa ^b   Sepe, Alessandra ^b   D'Amore, Emanuela ^c   Valeri, Mauro ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Serv Qual Sicurezza Sperim Anim   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aqueous humour; Cataract; Eye lenses; Macro and microelements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LENS; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE METABOLISM;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 19944398746     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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