- ►biologists.org CM Kielty, MJ Sherratt, CA Shuttleworth - Journal of cell science, 2002 - jcs.biologists.org Elastic fibres are essential extracellular matrix macromolecules comprising an
elastin core surrounded by a mantle of fibrillin-rich microfibrils. They endow
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B CM Kielty, C. Baldock, D. Lee, MJ Rock, JL Ashworth and CA Shuttleworth ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►mit.edu [PDF] CM Kielty, TJ Wess, L Haston, JL Ashworth, MJ … - Journal of muscle research and cell motility, 2002 - Springer Fibrillin-rich microfibrils are evolutionarily ancient macromolecular assemblies
of the extracellular matrix. They have unique extensible properties that endow
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A Marson, MJ Rock, SA Cain, LJ Freeman, A … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005 - ASBMB We have defined the homotypic interactions of fibrillin-1 to obtain new insights
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- ►nih.gov [PDF] S Saika, T Miyamoto, T Tanaka, I Ishida, Y … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com BACKGROUND/AIM It was previously reported that collagenous extracellular matrix
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- ►iovs.org G Sultan, C Baudouin, O Auzerie, M De Saint … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2002 - ARVO METHODS. This prospective, clinical, comparative case series included 60 eyes of
31 patients with MFS and 32 eyes of 17 control subjects. First, biomicroscopic
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AY Nemet, EI Assia, DJ Apple, IS Barequet - Survey of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier The first diagnostic criteria were defined in 1956 and were revised in 1979. The
Berlin criteria, which were composed by a group of international geneticists,
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RA Morris, RR Dubielzig - Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com Lens displacement resulting in secondary glaucoma is common in terrier breeds.
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Y Lu, DF Holmes, C Baldock - Journal of molecular biology, 2005 - Elsevier Fibrillin microfibrils endow mammalian connective tissues with elasticity and
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