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Role of trace elements in senile cataract
Author(s) -
Srivastava V. K.,
Varshney N.,
Pandey D. C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1992.tb04898.x
Subject(s) - cataracts , nucleus , zinc , senile cataract , cortex (anatomy) , copper , chemistry , trace (psycholinguistics) , biology , ophthalmology , medicine , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
The contents of copper, zinc and protein were determined in cortex and nucleus sections of cortical and nuclear cataracts. The results show that copper and zinc content increased in both types of cataracts, although more in the cortex than nucleus sections of the cataractous lenses.