[The characteristics of crystalline lens metabolism].
The crystalline lens has a slow metabolism comparatively with others ocular structures: its energy is necessary to keep the transparency, ensure the nourishment for development and growth of the fibres. At the origin of the cataract are the old mitochondria that establish decreasing of available energy. This decreases the transport and necessary metabolism for the synthesis of proteins.
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Clinica Oftalmologică Craiova.
D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003459:Crystallins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
D003459:Crystallins