Decreased caspase-3 activity in human lens epithelium from posterior subcapsular cataracts

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-182

  Andersson, Madeleine ^a,b   Honarvar, Antovan ^a   Sjöstrand, Johan ^a   Peterson, Anne ^a   Karlsson, Jan Olof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cataract; Lens epithelium; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CASPASE 3; HOE 33342; STAUROSPORINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0037331388     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(02)00283-X     Document Type: Article

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