Fibre differentiation and polarity in the mammalian lens: A key role for FGF

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 443-478

  Chamberlain, Coral G ^a   McAvoy, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; TRANSGENE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0030895752     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(96)00034-1     Document Type: Review

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