The distribution of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) in the eye: Implication of the presence of a trans-sulfuration pathway for oxidative stress defense

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-823

  Persa, Cristina ^a   Osmotherly, Kaila ^a   Chao Wei Chen, Kate ^a   Moon, Sungchur ^a   Lou, Marjorie F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cystathionine; cystathionine synthase; cysteine; eye tissues; glutathione; oxidative stress; trans sulfuration pathway

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIS; LENS; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; VITREOUS BODY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33747879423     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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