Disruption of the Sparc locus in mice alters the differentiation of lenticular epithelial cells and leads to cataract formation

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-331

  Bassuk, James A ^a   Birkebak, Ted ^a   Rothmier, Justin D ^a   Clark, Judy M ^a   Bradshaw, Amy ^a   Muchowski, Paul J ^a   Howe, Chin C ^b   Clark, John I ^a   Sage, E Helene ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOPE HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BM 40; Capsule; Cataract; Crystallin; Epithelial cell differentiation; Fiber cells; Lens; Osteonectin; SPARC; Vacuoles

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033104891     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0608     Document Type: Article

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