Calpain-induced light scattering by crystallins from three rodent species

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 757-770

  Fukiage, Chiho ^a,b   Azuma, Mitsuyoshi ^a,b   Nakamura, Yoshikuni ^b   Tamada, Yoshiyuki ^b   Shearer, Thomas R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystallins; Guinea pig; Lens; Light scattering; M calpain protease; Mouse; Rat

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; CRYSTALLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GUINEA PIG; LENS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031437175     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0381     Document Type: Article

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