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Lectin receptors of normal and dystrophic corneas
Author(s) -
Panjwani Noorjahan,
Baum Jules
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1989.tb07110.x
Subject(s) - glycoconjugate , dystrophy , corneal dystrophy , lectin , cornea , ophthalmology , pathology , biology , medicine , chemistry , anatomy , biochemistry
In recent years, our laboratory has used lectins to detect carbohydrate‐related abnormalities in dystrophic corneas and species‐specific differences in the carbohydrates of normal corneas. These studies have: 1) demonstrated that abnormal glycoconjugates are present in corneas with macular and lattice dystrophy, 2) provided additional means of differentiating corneas with macular, lattice and granular dystrophy, 3) demonstrated that distinct species‐specific differences are present in the glycoconjugates of normal corneas and 4) provided guidelines for the selection of an animal model for the study of corneal glycoconjugates.