Presenilin expression in the ocular lens

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 947-952

  Frederikse, Peter H ^a   Zigler Jr , J Samuel ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cataract; Presenilin; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PRESENILIN 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CORNEA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MACACA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PRESENILIN-1; PRESENILIN-2; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031711322     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.9.947.5135     Document Type: Article

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