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Preferred term

omega-Crystallins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Crystallins, omega
  • omega Crystallin
  • omega-Crystallin

Scope note

  • A type of crystallin that has been found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of certain species of MOLLUSCA such as SQUID and OCTOPUS. It is an inactivated form of aldehyde dehydrogenase.

History note

  • 2003; for OMEGA-CRYSTALLIN use CRYSTALLINS 1998-2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038224

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