Detection of iron in a blackish lesion in a case of feline corneal sequestration.
Qualitative and quantitative analyses showed that there was iron (Fe) in a blackish lesion removed from a cat with severe corneal sequestration. Chromatic compound did not extract. The Fe content of the lesion was about 100 times higher than that of a normal cornea, as measured by X-ray fluorescence. Results of other chemical analyses indicated that the Fe in the blackish cornea was not derived from blood in the neovascularized limbus.
Ejima
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Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hara
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Kajigaya
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases; D002415:Cats; D003315:Cornea / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
D007501:Iron