Lack of fiber cell induction stops normal growth of rat lenses in organ culture

Molecular Vision

Volumn 11, Issue , 2005, Pages 901-908

  Ghosh, Madhumita P ^a   Zigler Jr , J Samuel ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BROXURIDINE; METHACRYLIC ACID; SULFUR 35;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DNA SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS FIBER; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CRYSTALLINS; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 27744543505     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: 10900535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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