Open AccessDistribution of caveolin isoforms in the lemur retina
Author(s) -
Ágnes Berta,
Anna Kiss,
Ákos Lukáts,
Arnold Szabó,
Ágoston Szél
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of veterinary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1976-555X
pISSN - 1229-845X
DOI - 10.4142/jvs.2007.8.3.295
Subject(s) - lemur , gene isoform , retina , biology , primate , caveolin , immunochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , neuroscience , caveolae , antibody , genetics , gene , signal transduction
The distribution of caveolin isoforms was previously evaluated in the retinas of different species, but has not yet been described in the primate retina. In this study, the distribution of caveolins was assessed via immunochemistry using isoform-specific antibodies in the retina of the black-and-white ruffed lemur. Here, we report the presence of a variety of caveolin isoforms in many layers of the lemur retina. As normal human retinas were not available for research and the retinas of primates are fairly similar to those of humans, the lemur retina can be utilized as a model for caveolin distribution in normal humans.