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Changes in retinal aB-crystallin (cryab) RNA transcript levels during periods of altered ocular growth in chickens

Date

Authors

Ashby, Regan

Megaw, Pam L

Morgan, Ian

Publisher

Academic Press

Abstract

Changes in retinal crystallin gene expression have been implicated in the development of myopia in animal models. We therefore investigated the expression of αB-crystallin (cryab) in the chicken retina during periods of increased ocular growth induced by

Keywords

Keywords: alpha crystallin; beta actin; small heat shock protein; RNA precursor; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; article; cell damage; chicken; controlled study; eye development; growth rate; growth regulation; lens; male; myopia; nonhuman; nucleoti Crystallin; Eye growth; Myopia; Pathology; Retina; RNA

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/28089

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Experimental Eye Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.exer.2009.10.011

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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