Iron, ferritin, transferrin, and transferrin receptor in the adult rat retina

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2343-2351

  Yefimova, Marina G ^a   Jeanny, Jean Claude ^b   Guillonneau, Xavier ^b   Keller, Nicole ^b   Nguyen Legros, Jeanine ^b   Sergeant, Claire ^c   Guillou, Florian ^d   Courtois, Yves ^b,e  

^a SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^d UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PROBES; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FERRITINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRON; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0033922747     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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