The role of MIP in lens fiber cell membrane transport

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-203

  Varadaraj, K ^a   Kushmerick, C ^c   Baldo, G J ^a   Bassnett, S ^b   Shiels, A ^b   Mathias, R T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Cat(Fr) mouse; Glycerol permeability; Lens; MIP; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; LENS FIBER; MALE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANURA; AQUAPORINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLYCEROL; ION CHANNELS; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MUTATION; RABBITS; WATER;

EID: 0032854603     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900549     Document Type: Article

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