Cataracts in the Fat Sand Rat: An Ocular Complication of Diabetes

Abstract

Purpose: The fat sand rat, Psammomys obsess, a spontaneous model for Type2 diabetes, develops cataracts within days of the onset of clinical diabetes. The purpose of this research was to determine the crystallin composition of the normal sand rat lens and determine the changes that occur during diabetic cataract formation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2001
Accession Number
AD1012394

Entities

People

  • Cheryl D. Dicarlo

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Body Weight
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Eye
  • Genetics
  • Glucose Metabolism Disorders
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Photography
  • Proteins
  • Rodents
  • Sugar Alcohols
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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