High level of ferritin light chain mRNA in lens

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 349-355

  Cheng, Qiufang ^a   Gonzalez, Pedro ^a   Zigler Jr , J Samuel ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Gene array; L ferritin; Lens; mRNA

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; FERRITIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LENS; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034643260     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2425     Document Type: Article

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