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Lipid conformational order and the etiology of cataract and dry eye

Lens and tear film lipids are as unique as the systems they reside in. The major lipid of the human lens is dihydrosphingomylein, found in quantity only in the lens. The lens contains a cholesterol to phospholipid molar ratio as high as 10:1, more than anywhere else in the body. Lens lipids contribu...

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Autor principal: Borchman, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7910524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32554545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1194/jlr.TR120000874