Increased expression of osteonectin/SPARC mRNA and protein in age-related human cataracts and spatial expression in the normal human lens

Molecular Vision

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 24-29

  Kantorow, Marc ^a   Huang, Quingling ^b   Yang, Xian Jie ^b   Sage, E Helene ^c   Magabo, Kristine S ^a   Miller, Kevin M ^b   Horwitz, Joseph ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOPE HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OSTEONECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034607213     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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