Expression and functions of heat shock proteins in the normal and pathological mammalian eye

Current Molecular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 776-793

  Arrigo, A P ^a   Simon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

a crystallin; Apoptosis; Cataract; HspB1; Lens; Oxidative stress; Retina

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ALPHAA CRYSTALLIN; ALPHAB CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 40; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRESS; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LENS; LENS FIBER; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; RETINA INJURY;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EYE; EYE DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78651266454     PISSN: 15665240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156652410793937804     Document Type: Article

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