βig-h3 is synthesized by corneal epithelium and perhaps endothelium in Fuchs' dystrophic corneas

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 965-972

  Hirano, Koji ^a   Klintworth, Gordon K ^b   Zhan, Qian ^a   Bennett, Kelly ^c   Cintron, Charles ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Fuchs' dystrophy; Human; Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; ig h3

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029762295     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609017642     Document Type: Article

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