Cathepsin A activity of normal bovine ocular tissues and pathological human intraocular fluids

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 687-692

  Obuchowska, Iwona ^a   Stankiewicz, Andrzej ^a   Mariak, Zofia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bovine eye ball; Cathepsin A; Eye human vitreous and aqueous humor

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE C; PPGB PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; EYE; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE C; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; EYE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030342521     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1996_4465     Document Type: Article

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