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The amino acid incorporation into the soluble proteins of normal old human lenses was studied. In the presence of cyclic AMP and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor this incorporation could be stimulated.
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Klethi, J., Nordmann, J. (1979). Stimulation of Amino Acids Incorporation into Human Lens Proteins. In: Hockwin, O., Rathbun, W.B. (eds) Progress in Anterior Eye Segment Research and Practice. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9609-0_18
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