Apoptosis in lens development and pathology

Differentiation

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 195-211

  Yan, Qin ^a,b   Liu, Jin Ping ^b   Wan Cheng Li, David ^a,b  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cataract; Development; Differentiation; Lens; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CAMPTOTHECIN DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IRINOTECAN; SELENIUM;

APOPTOSIS; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT GENE; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MICROPHTHALMIA; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33744493941     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00068.x     Document Type: Review

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