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- noun biochemistry the major
keratin sulfate proteoglycan of thecornea
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Researchers used mouse models that did not have the lumican gene, also known as lumican knock-out models.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Researchers used mouse models that did not have the lumican gene, also known as lumican knock-out models.
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One such protein is called lumican, which plays a critical role in giving the cornea the correct structure to make it transparent.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Researchers used mouse models that did not have the lumican gene, also known as lumican knock-out models.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Researchers used mouse models that did not have the lumican gene, also known as lumican knock-out models.
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They included the protein lumican, which is largely responsible for making the cornea transparent and which was missing from the lab mice.
Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph 2009
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One such protein is called lumican, which plays a critical role in giving the cornea the correct structure to make it transparent.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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One such protein is called lumican, which plays a critical role in giving the cornea the correct structure to make it transparent.
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Researchers used mouse models that did not have the lumican gene, also known as lumican knockout models.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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"Several kinds of experiments indicated that the human cells were alive and making lumican, and that the tissue had rebuilt properly," Dr. Funderburgh noted.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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