Cortical and subcapsular cataracts: Significance of physical forces

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Pau, Hans ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cataracts, cortical; Cataracts, subcapsular; Ion pump; Lens metabolism; Lens opacities; Nucleus hardening; Protein solution; Shear stresses

Indexed keywords

AGING; CATARACT; CELL NUCLEUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; LENS; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; VITREOUS BODY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CATARACT; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; ION PUMPS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE;

EID: 29244475696     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089267     Document Type: Review

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