Regulation of protein phosphorylation of the intermediate-sized filament vimentin in the ciliary epithelium of the mammalian eye.
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Coca-Prados M, Kondo K. Separation of bovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells by density gradient and further characterization in culture. Experimental Eye Research 1985, 40: 731-739. PMID: 3891394, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(85)90142-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research