Modifications in lens protein biosynthesis signal the initiation of cataracts induced by buthionine sulfoximine in mice

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-368

  Calvin, Harold I ^a,b   Wu, Jun Xi ^a   Viswanadhan, Krishnan ^a   Fu, S C Joseph ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

2D electrophoresis; Biosynthesis; Buthionine sulfoximine; Cataracts; Crystallins; Densitometry; Epithelium; Fibers; Fluorography; Gluthathione; Lens; Mice; Proteins

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CRYSTALLIN; LENS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUOROGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030273660     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0126     Document Type: Article

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