Article
Cell death pattern in lens epithelium of cataract patients
7 Apr 2016
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Apoptosis, a type of programmed cell death, is observed in various types of cataract and in cultured lens epithelium subjected to oxidative damage. We have recently described oxidative DNA base damage in epithelium in age-related cataract and cultured cells, and we here aimed to examine such epithelium for markers for proliferation, initiation of apoptosis and morphological patterns of cell damage....
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