Gelation of the lens capsule type IV collagen solution at a neutral pH

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 889-894

  Nakazato, Koichi ^a   Muraoka, Masatoshi ^b   Adachi, Eijiro ^c   Hayashi, Toshihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Gel; Lens capsule; Self assembly; Type IV collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; DITHIOTHREITOL; ENTACTIN; HEPARAN SULFATE; LAMININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATTLE; LENS CAPSULE; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029795958     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021502     Document Type: Article

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