Adaptive differences in the structure and macromolecular compositions of the air and water corneas of the "four-eyed" fish (Anableps anableps)

FASEB Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1996-2005

  Swamynathan, Shivalingappa K ^a   Crawford, Mary A ^a   Robison Jr , W Gerald ^a   Kanungo, Jyotshnabala ^a   Piatigorsky, Joram ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibious vision; Crystallin; Gelsolin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CRYSTALLIN; GELSOLIN; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VISION; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTINS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIR; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CORNEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; GELSOLIN; GLYCOGEN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; WATER; ZEBRAFISH;

ANABLEPS; ANABLEPS ANABLEPS; ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0242695662     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0122com     Document Type: Article

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