"Keratan Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A sulfated mucopolysaccharide initially isolated from bovine cornea. At least two types are known. Type I, found mostly in the cornea, contains D-galactose and D-glucosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit; type II, found in skeletal tissues, contains D-galactose and D-galactosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit.
| Descriptor ID |
D007632
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.373.550
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratan Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Fermin CD, Martin D, Jones T, Vellinger J, Deuser M, Hester P, Hullinger R. Microgravity in the STS-29 space shuttle discovery affected the vestibular system of chick embryos. Histol Histopathol. 1996 Apr; 11(2):407-26.
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Fermin CD, Martin DS, Li YT, Li SC. The glycan keratan sulfate in inner ear crystals. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1995 Jun; 41(4):577-91.
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Jones TA, Fermin C, Hester PY, Vellinger J. Effects of microgravity on vestibular ontogeny: direct physiological and anatomical measurements following space flight (STS-29). Acta Vet Brno. 1993; 62(6 Suppl):S35-42.
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Milam SB, Klebe RJ, Triplett RG, Herbert D. Characterization of the extracellular matrix of the primate temporomandibular joint. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1991 Apr; 49(4):381-91.
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Fermin CD, Lovett AE, Igarashi M, Dunner K. Immunohistochemistry and histochemistry of the inner ear gelatinous membranes and statoconia of the chick (Gallus domesticus). Acta Anat (Basel). 1990; 138(1):75-83.