Telomerase activity in lens epithelial cells of normal and cataractous lenses

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 641-649

  Colitz, Carmen M H ^a   Davidson, Michael G ^a   McGahan, M Christine ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cell senescence; DNA; Lens epithelial cells; Telomerase; Telomere; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; LENS CAPSULE; LENS EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033384133     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0739     Document Type: Article

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