Mucin genes expressed by the ocular surface epithelium

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-98

  Gipson, Ilene K ^a   Inatomi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRY EYE; EYE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOCALYX; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUCUS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TANDEM REPEAT; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0031025469     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(96)00022-5     Document Type: Review

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