Evidence for the presence of thioltransferase in the lens

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-441

  Raghavachari, N ^b   Lou, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dethiolation; Oxidative stress; Protein modification; Protein thiol mixed disulfide; Thioltransferase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030273558     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0133     Document Type: Article

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