Calcium and its localization in human lens fibres: An electron tomographic study

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-88

  VanMarle, J ^a,c   Jonges, R ^a   Vrensen, G F J M ^b   Dewolf, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ca2+ localization; Electron tomography; Human lens; Membranes; Ultrastructure; crystallins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0242611317     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0313     Document Type: Article

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