Primary cultures of embryonic chick lens cells as a model system to study lens gap junctions and fiber cell differentiation

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 357-368

  Musil, Linda S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; FGF; Gap junction; Lens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATED CELL DERIVED MONOLAYER CULTURE; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; GAP JUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84866026154     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9458-y     Document Type: Article

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