"Lens, Crystalline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D007908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lens, Crystalline" by people in Profiles.
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A cation channel in frog lens epithelia responsive to pressure and calcium. J Membr Biol. 1986; 93(3):259-69.
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The effect of 2-4 dinitrophenol on cell to cell communication in the frog lens. Exp Eye Res. 1982 Dec; 35(6):597-609.
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Physiological role of the membranes and extracellular space with the ocular lens. Exp Eye Res. 1982 Nov; 35(5):471-89.
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The lens as a nonuniform spherical syncytium. Biophys J. 1981 Apr; 34(1):61-83.
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Structural analysis of electrical properties of cells and tissues. Crit Rev Bioeng. 1980; 4(3):203-32.
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Electrical properties of structural components of the crystalline lens. Biophys J. 1979 Jan; 25(1):181-201.
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Measurement, modeling, and analysis of the linear electrical properties of cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1977 Dec 30; 303:342-54.
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Current-voltage relationships in the crystalline lens. J Physiol. 1976 Nov; 262(2):285-300.