Extralenticular expression of the rodent βB2-crystallin gene [2]

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-269

  Dirks, R P H ^a   Van Genesen, S T ^a   Kruse, J J C M ^a   Jorissen, L ^a   Lubsen, N H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CRYSTALLIN; LENS PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; INTESTINE; LETTER; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA;

EID: 0031935962     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0439     Document Type: Editorial

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