Effect of high-power density microwave irradiation on the soluble proteins of the rabbit lens
Journal Article
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· Invest. Ophthal. Visual Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6879603
New Zealand rabbits were irradiated on the left side of the head by microwaves (2.45 GHz) at 300 mw/cm2 for 20 min on each of 2 consecutive days. Lens changes in irradiated animals, observed by biomicroscopy, ranged from no changes to small posterior subcapsular opacities. Pore-gradient electrophoresis was used to examine the distribution of soluble lens proteins. A marked difference in soluble protein distribution of the lens cortex and nucleus was observed. Comparison of irradated and control lenses revealed an apparent shift toward higher-molecular-weight components in the cortex samples of the microwave-irradiated lenses.
- Research Organization:
- Defense Nuclear Agency, Bethesda, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 6879603
- Journal Information:
- Invest. Ophthal. Visual Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Invest. Ophthal. Visual Sci.; (United States) Vol. 18:4; ISSN IOVSD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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