Clusterin is present in drusen in age-related macular degeneration

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 547-549

  Sakaguchi, Hirokazu ^a   Miyagi, Masaru ^a   Shadrach, Karen G ^a   Rayborn, Mary E ^a   Crabb, John W ^a   Hollyfield, Joe G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLINDNESS; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUSEN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036318282     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2002.1186     Document Type: Editorial

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