Expression of transthyretin and retinol binding protein mRNAs and secretion of transthyretin by cultured monkey retinal pigment epithelium

Molecular Vision

Volumn 10, Issue , 2004, Pages 23-30

  Pfeffer, Bruce A ^a   Becerra, S Patricia ^b   Borst, Diane E ^c   Won, Paul ^d  

^a BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; MONOMER; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; 11 CIS RETINAL BINDING PROTEIN; 11-CIS-RETINAL-BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA PROBE; EYE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RHESUS MONKEY; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA ISOLATION; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; MACACA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; LIVER; MACACA MULATTA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PREALBUMIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1342264763     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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