Light transmission of the ocular media in birds and mammals

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-95

  Tsukahara, Naoki ^a   Tani, Yuri ^b   Kikuchi, Hideyuki ^b   Sugita, Shoei ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cornea; Lens; Light transmission; Ultraviolet; UV cutoff filter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD; CORNEA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LENS; MALE; MAMMAL; NOTE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CORNEA; FEMALE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MAMMALS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84893481903     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0293     Document Type: Note

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