Inhibition of fiber cell globulization and hyperglycemia-induced lens opacification by aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2285-2292

  Chandra, Deepak ^a   Ramana, Kota V ^a   Wang, Lifei ^a   Christensen, Burgess N ^a   Bhatnagar, Aruni ^a   Srivastava, Satish K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; BESTATIN; CALCIUM ION; CALPAIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLUORESCEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALPAIN; CATARACT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; LEUCINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHTHALIMIDES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0036288220     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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