1975
Rates of protein synthesis in explanted embryonic chick lens epithelia: Differential stimulation of δ-crystallin synthesis
Milstone L, Piatigorsky J. Rates of protein synthesis in explanted embryonic chick lens epithelia: Differential stimulation of δ-crystallin synthesis. Developmental Biology 1975, 43: 91-100. PMID: 1149925, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(75)90133-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChick lens epitheliumΔ-crystallin synthesisProtein synthesisΔ-crystallinDifferential protein synthesisLens fiber cellsLens fiber differentiationLens epitheliumProtein degradationFiber cellsFiber differentiationBulk proteinTotal protein synthesisRate of synthesisIntracellular valineLabeling periodNumber of cellsProteinFetal calf serumCellsDifferential stimulationBiochemical changesCalf serumTotal proteinEpithelium
1973
Differentiation of lens fibers in explanted embryonic chick lens epithelia
Piatigorsky J, Rothschild S, Milstone L. Differentiation of lens fibers in explanted embryonic chick lens epithelia. Developmental Biology 1973, 34: 334-345. PMID: 4596973, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(73)90362-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChick lens epitheliumLens epitheliumLens fibersLens epithelial cellsRibosomal clustersRibosomal RNADelta-crystallinTissue cultureSingle-strand breaksFiber differentiationCell membraneLong cellsMean cell lengthCell lengthTotal RNACellular outgrowthDifferentiationEpithelial cellsSurface membraneRNAOrganelle densityChick embryosGranular matrixBiochemical changesCells