Synthesis and secretion of transferrin by isolated ciliary epithelium of rabbit

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 305, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 820-825

  Bertazolli Filho, Rubens ^a   Laicine, Eduardo Miguel ^a   Haddad, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ciliary epithelium; Immunohistochemistry; Protein synthesis; Rabbit eye; Tissue culture; Transferrin expression; Transferrin secretion; Vitreous body

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; RNA; SULFUR 35; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE CULTURE; VITREOUS BODY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037905004     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00825-8     Document Type: Article

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