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      The Hydration of Vimentin

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      Ophthalmic Research
      S. Karger AG
      Freezable water, Hydration, Lens, Nonfreezable water, Vimentin, Transparency

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          Abstract

          The hydration of vimentin isolated from the cortex of bovine lenses was studied by thermal analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry between ––30, and 30°C provided the freezable water content, and thermogravimetric analysis up to 105°C yielded the total water content. The difference between the two gives the nonfreezable water content (bound water) as a function of concentration. The nonfreezable water content of the polymerized vimentin is higher than that of the monomeric vimentin. This behavior is exactly the opposite of that of actin. This difference is explained on the basis of different modes of supramolecular assembly in the two cytoskeletal bodies.

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          Journal
          ORE
          Ophthalmic Res
          10.1159/issn.0030-3747
          Ophthalmic Research
          S. Karger AG
          0030-3747
          1423-0259
          1993
          1993
          11 December 2009
          : 25
          : 2
          : 77-82
          Affiliations
          Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., USA
          Article
          267268 Ophthalmic Res 1993;25:77–82
          10.1159/000267268
          8321519
          2a15488b-9a11-4575-ae6a-2adb052c0637
          © 1993 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 02 June 1992
          : 24 August 1992
          Page count
          Pages: 6
          Categories
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          Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
          Hydration,Transparency,Nonfreezable water,Lens,Freezable water,Vimentin

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