CELLULAR RETINOIC ACID-BINDING PROTEIN IN RAT LACRIMAL GLAND

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YAMAGUCHI, K
GAUR, VP
YOUNG, RW
SWEATT, AJ
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[1] WAKE FOREST UNIV,BOWMAN GRAY SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,WINSTON SALEM,NC 27157
[2] WAKE FOREST UNIV,BOWMAN GRAY SCH MED,NEUROSCI PROGRAM,WINSTON SALEM,NC
[3] WAKE FOREST UNIV,BOWMAN GRAY SCH MED,DEPT NEUROBIOL & ANAT,WINSTON SALEM,NC 27157
[4] WAKE FOREST UNIV,BOWMAN & GRAY SCH MED,DEPT COMPARAT MED,WINSTON SALEM,NC 27157
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CELLULAR RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; LACRIMAL GLAND; RETINOIC ACID; VITAMIN-A; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY;
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We employed a monoclonal antibody to cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (CRABP) to assess the presence and localization of this retinoid-binding protein in the lacrimal gland of the rat. Immunoblots of extracts of rat lacrimal gland showed specific immunostaining of lacrimal CRABP in the region 14-16 kDa. Sections of rat lacrimal glands that were stained with anti-CRABP antibodies showed reaction product in the cytoplasm of the acinar cells. Retinoic acid may play a role in maintaining the proper function of lacrimal gland cells.
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