Differential gene expression in male and female rat lenses undergoing cataract induction by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-181

  Sun, Jennifer K ^a   Iwata, Takeshi ^a   Zigler Jr, J Samuel ^a   Carper, Deborah A ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Differential display; Lens; Proteasome Z subunit; Sex differences; TGF ; B crystallin

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEASOME; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033844237     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0771     Document Type: Article

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