Levels of crystallin fragments and identification of their origin in water soluble high molecular weight (HMW) proteins of human lenses

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-520

  Srivastava, O P ^a   Srivastava, K ^a   Silney, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cystallins; Human lens; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CRYSTALLIN; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LENS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030011325     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609000762     Document Type: Article

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