INCREASED BIOSYNTHESIS OF SPECIFIC GLYCOCONJUGATES IN RAT CORNEAL EPITHELIUM FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITH VITAMIN-A
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 19 (6) , 642-647
Abstract
The biosynthesis of corneal epithelial proteins and glycoconjugates and their response to vitamin A were measured in vitamin A-deficient and normal rats. The synthesis of specific high-MW epithelial glycoconjugates was directly related to the levels of vitamin A administered. Protein synthesis remained unaltered. Since vitamin A reverses the keratinization process, the vitamin A-regulated high-MW glycoconjugates may play a role in modulating the expression of the keratinizing phenotype.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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