Three-dimensional reconstruction of collagen-proteoglycan interactions in the mouse corneal stroma by electron tomography

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 392-397

  Parfitt, Geraint J ^a   Pinali, Christian ^a   Young, Robert D ^a   Quantock, Andrew J ^a   Knupp, Carlo ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen fibrils; Electron microscopy; Mouse cornea; Proteoglycans; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; KERATAN SULFATE; PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; MICE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 77951977510     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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