Modulation of myocilin/TIGR expression in human trabecular meshwork

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2577-2582

  Tamm, Ernst R ^a,e   Russell, Paul ^b   Epstein, David L ^c   Johnson, Douglas H ^d   Piatigorsky, Joram ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0032880498     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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