title: [The influence of gravity on the distribution of fat embolism in the eye (author's transl)].
abstract: In human fat embolism we often find different grades of changes in both eyes of a patient. This was experimentally verified in rabbits. The anesthetized animals were held in lateral position so that one eye was continuously higher than the other. Labelled fat was injected intravenously, and then the activity in each eye was measured by a scintillation-counter. By this method a significantly higher rate of fat embolism was found in the upper eye.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000378:metabolism*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006112:Gravitation; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012588:Scintillation Counting; D014304:Triolein
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D014304:Triolein
vernacular_title: Uber den Einfluss der Schwerkraft auf die Verteilung der Fettembolie im Auge.