Development of cataract and corneal opacity in mice due to radon exposure

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 661-671

  Abdelkawi, S A ^a   Abo Elmagd, M ^b   Soliman, H A ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cornea; Corneal opacity; Exposure; Eye lens; Radon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; LENSES; OPACITY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; STANDARDS; SULFATE MINERALS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CATARACT; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS; EXPOSURE; EYE LENS; LABORATORY ANIMALS; LENS PROTEINS; NATIONAL STANDARDS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; RADON CHAMBER; RADON MEASUREMENTS; SOLUBLE PROTEINS; TOTAL PROTEIN CONCENTRATION;

RADON;

EID: 49449115478     PISSN: 10420150     EISSN: 10294953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420150701249603     Document Type: Article

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