Disulfide bond formation of cysteine-37 and cysteine-66 of betaB2 crystallin during cataractogenesis of the human lens

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 609-614

  Takemoto, Larry J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BetaB2 crystallin; Disulfide bonding; Human cataract

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; CYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; DISULFIDE BOND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031126762     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0247     Document Type: Article

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