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HIF-1: an age-dependent regulator of lens cell proliferation.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Nov 2008
Shui Ying-Bo, Arbeit Jeffrey M, Johnson Randall S, Beebe David C
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PURPOSE: The lens grows throughout life, and lens size is a major risk factor for nuclear and cortical cataracts. A previous study showed that the hypoxic environment around the lens suppressed lens growth in older rats. The present study was conducted to investigate the mechanism responsible for the age-dependent decline in lens cell proliferation. METHODS: Transgenic mice expressing Cre recombinase in the lens...
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