Trace elements iron, copper and zinc in vitreous of patients with various vitreoretinal diseases

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-148

  Sulochana, Konerirajapuram N ^a   Coral, Karunakaran ^a   Punitham, Ranganathan ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a   Kasinathan, Nachiappan ^a   Ramakrishnan, Sivaramakrishnan ^a,b  

^a Biochemistry Research Department   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Copper; Iron; Ocular diseases; Vitreous; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EALES DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINAL DISEASES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; ZINC;

EID: 3142739425     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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