Ocular mucins: Purification, metabolism and functions

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 627-656

  Corfield, Anthony P ^a   Carrington, Stephen D ^b,c   Hicks, Sally J ^b   Berry, Monica ^b   Ellingham, Roger ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Veterinary Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; GOBLET CELL; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0030877052     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(96)00039-0     Document Type: Review

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