Absence of low-molecular-weight alpha crystallin in nuclear region of old human lenses.
Year: 1976
Type: article
Abstract: Examination of old human lenses indicates that low-molecular-weight alpha crystallin is not present in the inner 30-40%, the nucleus, of the lens. The remainder of such lenses, the periphery, contains normal levels of this protein. This finding is in marked contrast to observations in young lenses, where a large quantity of this protein is found throughout the tissue.
Institution: Columbia University
Language: English
Topic: Connexins and lens biology
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2001012162