The lens epithelium in ocular health and disease

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1945-1963

  Martinez, G ^a   De Iongh, R U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cell adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Growth factors; Lens epithelium

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH FACTOR; INTEGRIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXE3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

CATARACT; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE DISEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 78149279865     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.09.012     Document Type: Review

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