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Abstract
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.
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- Crystallins, omega
- omega-Crystallin
- omega Crystallin
- omega Crystallins
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2003; for OMEGA-CRYSTALLIN use CRYSTALLINS 1998-2002
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- Crystallins (1988-2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. omega-Crystallins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D038224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D038224
- omega-Crystallins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76539287