The molecular chaperone α-crystallin inhibits UV-induced protein aggregation

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-148

  Borkman, Raymond F ^a   Knight, Grady ^a   Obi, Bettie ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Chaperone; Lens; Opacity; Protein; Turbidity; UV; Crystallin; Crystallin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029920532     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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