Connexin 46 and connexin 50 in selenite cataract

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-28

  Fleschner, C R ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Connexin 46; Connexin 50; Gap junctions; Lens membranes; Selenite

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 46; CONNEXIN 50; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SELENITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL ISOLATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; INJECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SUCROSE GRADIENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATARACT; CONNEXINS; CRYSTALLINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; LENS CORTEX, CRYSTALLINE; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MEMBRANES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM SELENITE; SOLUBILITY; UREA;

EID: 29144441379     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088527     Document Type: Article

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