Dye transfer between cells of the lens

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-103

  Rae, J L ^a   Bartling, C ^a   Rae, J ^a   Mathias, R T ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye transfer; Epithelium; Fibers; Gap junctions; Lens

Indexed keywords

DYE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOQUINOLINES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029878710     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900033     Document Type: Article

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