Accumulation and abberrant modifications of crystallins in anterior polar cataracts

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-80

  Hwang, Kyung Hoon ^a   Lee, Eunjoo H ^b   Jho, Eek Hoon ^c   Kim, Jae Ho ^a   Lee, Do Hyung ^d   Chung, Sung Kun ^a   Kim, Eung Kwon ^e   Joo, Choun Ki ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpha crystallins; Cataract; Lens epithelium; Modification; Two dimensional gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; LENS PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOMER; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LENS EPITHELIUM; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYOFIBROBLAST; OCULAR FIBROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; GENETICS; LENS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN; ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; CATARACT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1642359055     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.73     Document Type: Article

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