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Original Article

Regulation of Lens Connexin 45.6 by Apoptotic Protease, Caspase-3

Xinye Yin Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, USA
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Sumin Gu Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, USA
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Jean X. Jiang Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 373-376 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Accepted 15 Sep 2001, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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