Induction and maintenance of differentiation of rat lens epithelium by FGF-2, insulin and IGF-1

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-431

  Klok, Erik Jan ^a,b   Lubsen, Nicolette H ^b   Chamberlain, Coral G ^a   McAvoy, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibre cell differentiation; Fibroblast growth factor; IGF; Insulin; Lens

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LENS EPITHELIUM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

EID: 0032191312     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0534     Document Type: Article

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