α-Crystallin: Molecular chaperone and heat shock protein

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-43

  Van den IJssel, P R L A ^a   Smulders, R H P H ^a   de Jong, W W ^a   Bloemendal, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Stress protein; Crystallin; A insert crystallin; Crystallin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

CELL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RODENT;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0029887709     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267941     Document Type: Article

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