Lens tropomodulin: Developmental expression during differentiation

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-232

  Sussman, Mark A ^a,d   McAvoy, John W ^e   Rudisill, Michael ^b   Swanson, Bradley ^c   Lyons, Gary E ^c   Kedes, Larry ^a   Blanks, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Differentiation; Lens; Tropomodulin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TROPOMODULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030220614     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0111     Document Type: Article

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