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      Maturation of Fiber Membranes in the Human Eye Lens

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          Electron microscopic, freeze fracture and cholesterol cytochemical studies have revealed that the maturation of lens fibers is accompanied by considerable changes in the ultrastructure of their limiting membranes. These changes are in line with biochemical studies on the cholesterol content in the lens and support the physiological notion that upon maturation lens membranes are transformed from normal permeable to nonleaky membranes. In addition it is shown that early cortical changes involve disturbances of lens membranes. As a consequence it can be postulated that, in order to be significant, future studies on the early events leading to cataractous disturbances must be carried out using a combination of histochemical, immunohistochemical and regional biochemical approaches.

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          Journal
          ORE
          Ophthalmic Res
          10.1159/issn.0030-3747
          Ophthalmic Research
          S. Karger AG
          978-3-8055-6245-4
          978-3-318-01917-9
          0030-3747
          1423-0259
          1995
          1995
          11 December 2009
          : 27
          : Suppl 1
          : 78-85
          Affiliations
          Department of Morphology The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
          Article
          267846 Ophthalmic Res 1995;27:78–85
          10.1159/000267846
          8577466
          231d542b-7192-4ca2-805f-b3bc9e4bf322
          © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Pages: 8
          Categories
          Contributions to Lens-Morphology, -Physiology, -Biochemistry and -Pharmacology

          Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
          Cholesterol cytochemistry,Lens,Electron microscopy,Freeze fracture,Raman microspectroscopy,Membranes,Human

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