- Concept UI
- M0005393
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- A heterogeneous family of water-soluble structural proteins found in cells of the vertebrate lens. The presence of these proteins accounts for the transparency of the lens. The family is composed of four major groups, alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, and several minor groups, which are classed on the basis of size, charge, immunological properties, and vertebrate source. Alpha, beta, and delta crystallins occur in avian and reptilian lenses, while alpha, beta, and gamma crystallins occur in all other lenses.
- Terms
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Crystallins
Preferred Term
Term UI
T010057
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1964)
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Crystallin
Term UI
T010056
Date05/04/1987
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Lens Proteins
Term UI
T010058
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)