Transport of fluid by lens epithelium

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 3 45-3, 1999, Pages

  Fischbarg, Jorge ^a,c   Diecke, Friedrich P J ^b   Kuang, Kunyan ^a   Yu, Bin ^a   Rang, Fengying ^a   Iserovich, Pavel ^a   Li, Yansui ^a   Rosskothen, Heinz ^a   Koniarek, Jan P ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell layers; Fluid circulation; Lens extracellular space; Lens homeostasis; Nutrient transport

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; AQUAPORIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONIC ACID; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; MERCURY CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; QUINIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID TRANSPORT; GAP JUNCTION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; LAMINAR FLOW; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MEMBRANE MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032920930     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.3.c548     Document Type: Article

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