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Role of trace elements in senile cataract

1992; Wiley; Volume: 70; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1755-3768.1992.tb04898.x

1755-3768

Vinay Kumar Srivastava, N. Varshney, DJ Pandey,

Connexins and lens biology

Abstract 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.