Mechanical stretching forces oppose osmotic lens swelling

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 472-474

  Candia, O A ^a   Zamudio, A C ^a   Alvarez, L J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; FORCE; HYPOOSMOTIC STRESS; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77955846735     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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