Loss of cytoskeletal proteins and lens cell opacification in the selenite cataract model

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-395

  Matsushima, Hiroyuki ^a,d   David, Larry L ^c   Hiraoka, Toshihiko ^d   Clark, John I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cytoskeletal proteins; Lens; Opacification; Panthetine; Proteins; Selenite

Indexed keywords

LENS PROTEIN; PANTETHINE; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CYTOSKELETON; LENS NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031105495     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0220     Document Type: Article

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