Molecular solutions to mammalian lens transparency

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 118-123

  Donaldson, Paul ^a   Kistler, Joerg ^b   Mathias, Richard T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; BODY WATER; CATARACT; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; LENS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; CATARACT; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SODIUM;

EID: 0035354578     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.3.118     Document Type: Article

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