Fibulin-5 distribution in human eyes: Relevance to age-related macular degeneration

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 378-380

  Mullins, Robert F ^a   Olvera, Marissa A ^a   Clark, Abbot F ^b   Stone, Edwin M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; Bruch's membrane; extracellular matrix; fibulins

Indexed keywords

FIBULIN 5;

ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; DRUSEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

BRUCH MEMBRANE; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 33845682603     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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