[Biological mineralization in melanoma of the vascular coat of the eye].

Abstract

Strontium hydroxide Sr(OH)2 has been identified in tumor tissues of patients with melanoma of the vascular coat of the eye and in metastatic tumors to the vascular coat of the eye by x-ray structural analysis. Normal vascular coat of the eye is represented by a mineral natrolite, an adsorbent belonging to zeolites. Presumably, during an oncological process strontium modifies natrolite by changing its adsorption and adhesive properties.

• Authors: Zh G Mustafina, G A D'iakova
• Journal: Vestnik oftalmologii (Vestn Oftalmol) 1999 Sep-Oct Vol. 115 Issue 5 Pg. 28-9 ISSN: 0042-465X [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Biologicheskaia mineralizatsiia pri melanome sosudistoĭ obolochki glaza.
• PMID: 10582018 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Zeolites
• strontium hydroxide
• Strontium

Topics

• Cadaver
• Choroid (chemistry, metabolism)
• Choroid Neoplasms (chemistry, metabolism, secondary)
• Crystallography, X-Ray
• Humans
• Melanoma (chemistry, metabolism, secondary)
• Strontium (analysis, metabolism)
• Zeolites (analysis, metabolism)