Protein-bound and free UV filters in cataract lenses. The concentration of UV filters is much lower than in normal lenses

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-225

  Korlimbinis, Anastasia ^a   Aquilina, J Andrew ^b   Truscott, Roger J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

cataract; lens; proteins

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROCYKYNURENINE GLUCOSIDE; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSIDE; KYNURENINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EYE PROTEINS; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; KYNURENINE; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN BINDING; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34447644956     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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