Effect of storage on protein concentration of tear samples

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1027-1035

  Sitaramamma, T ^a   Shivaji, S ^b   Rao, Gullapalli N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Storage; Tear proteins; Temperature

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACRIMAL FLUID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEARS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031671003     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.10.1027.5241     Document Type: Article

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