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