Immunolocalisation of opticin in the human eye

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 697-702

  Ramesh, S ^b   Bonshek, R E ^b   Bishop, P N ^a,b,c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 18; ENDOSTATIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; OPTICIN; PARAFFIN; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE; LENS CAPSULE; MALE; MEMBRANE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VITREOUS BODY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOGLYCANS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 1942453405     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.031989     Document Type: Article

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