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Connexin Mutants and Cataracts

The lens is a multicellular, but avascular tissue that must stay transparent to allow normal transmission of light and focusing of it on the retina. Damage to lens cells and/or proteins can cause cataracts, opacities that disrupt these processes. The normal survival of the lens is facilitated by an...

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Autores principales: Beyer, Eric C., Ebihara, Lisa, Berthoud, Viviana M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23596416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00043