Transgenic mice: Models for the study of cataractogenesis

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Bloemendal, Hans ^a   Benedetti, Lucio ^b   Dunia, Irene ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

Cataractogenesis; Cytoskeleton distortion; Lens membrane damage; MDR3 Pgp expression; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 27844459872     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267935     Document Type: Article

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