title: Fatty acid composition of membrane phospholipids of cataractous human lenses.
abstract: The effect of lipid peroxidation on fatty acid composition in membrane phospholipids of transparent and cataractous lens nuclei was investigated. The preliminary results demonstrate a trend toward an increase in the content of palmitic acid with a decrease in the content of oleic acid, linolenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in the opaque nuclei as compared to the transparent ones of senile cataractous lenses.
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic, 2nd University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simonelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Libondi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nunziata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000737:chemistry*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids