Activation of calpain in lens: A review and proposed mechanism

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 529-538

  Azuma, M ^a,b   Fukiage, C ^a,b   David, L L ^a   Shearer, T R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation; Autolysis; Calpain; Proteolysis; Rodents; crystallin

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LENS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RABBIT;

EID: 0031126337     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0234     Document Type: Article

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