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Regulation of protein synthesis, intracellular electrolytes and cataract formation in vitro

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Control of protein synthesis is associated with changes in the ratio of intracellular Na+ to K+ in the cultured embryonic chick lens. Correlations of intracellular Na+/K+ ratios with crystallin synthesis and cataract formation in vitro suggest that the Na+/K+ ratio may have an important role in the regulation of protein synthesis during cataractogenesis.

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Shinohara, T., Piatigorsky, J. Regulation of protein synthesis, intracellular electrolytes and cataract formation in vitro. Nature 270, 406–411 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/270406a0

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