Targeted Ablation of Connexin50 in Mice Results in Microphthalmia and Zonular Pulverulent Cataracts
In the ocular lens, gap junctional communication is a key component of homeostatic mechanisms preventing cataract formation. Gap junctions in rodent lens fibers contain two known intercellular channel-forming proteins, connexin50 (Cx50) and Cx46. Since targeted ablation of Cx46 has been shown to cau...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1998
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2148149/ |