Calpains in lens epithelium from patients with cataract

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 359-364

  Andersson, Madeleine ^a   Sjöstrand, Johan ^a   Andersson, Ann Katrin ^a   Andersén, Bo ^b   Karlsson, Jan Olof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calpains; Cataract; Human lens; Lens epithelium; Protease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0027946202     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1994.1118     Document Type: Article

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