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Effect of high-power density microwave irradiation on the soluble proteins of the rabbit lens

Journal Article · · 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