Structural and immunocytochemical alterations in eye lens fiber cells from Cx46 and Cx50 knockout mice

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 729-752

  Dunia, Irene ^a   Cibert, Christian ^a   Gong, Xiaohua ^b   Xia, Chun hong ^b   Recouvreur, Michel ^a   Levy, Essy ^c   Kumar, Nalin ^d   Bloemendal, Hans ^e   Lucio Benedetti, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 0; Cataract; Connexin 46; Connexin 50; fracture labeling; Gap junction; morphometry; MP26

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 46; CONNEXIN 50; FILIPIN; LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LABELING; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LENS FIBER; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 33746085618     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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