Expression and characterization of SPARC in human lens and in the aqueous and vitreous humors

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-90

  Yan, Qi ^a   Clark, John I ^b   Sage, E Helene ^a  

^a HOPE HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Basement membrane; Cataract; Epithelial cells; Eye; Lens; SPARC; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

OSTEONECTIN;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATARACT; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; CORNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0033817039     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0853     Document Type: Article

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