ERM proteins of the lens

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 626-630

  Bagchi, M ^a   Katar, M ^a   Lo, W K ^b   Yost, R ^c   Hill, C ^a   Maisel, H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Ezrin; Moesin; Ocular lens; Radixin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ERYTHROCYTE BAND 4.1 PROTEIN; EZRIN; RADIXIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOESIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CAT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; DOG; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKENS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 11144260046     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20062     Document Type: Article

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