DETERMINATION OF CHROMIUM AND CAESIUM IN HUMAN CATARACTOUS LENSES
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 60 (5) , 788-794
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1982.tb06740.x
Abstract
The concentration of Cr and Cs in totally opaque (mature) cataractous lenses was determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis and .gamma.-spectrometry. The presence of these trace-elements in the human lens was not previously investigated. Both elements under study are of known biological importance. Cr is an essential trace-element necessary for the maintenance of normal glucose metabolism. It may rank among those elements, the increased level of which contributes to environmental pollution. Cs is a biologically important trace-element due to its relationship with K, as has been demonstrated in a variety of biochemical and physiological processes. The concentration of these elements was determined in cataractous lenses from 51 patients with senile cataract and was correlated with age and sex.Keywords
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