"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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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratan Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Chemistry and Function of Glycosaminoglycans in the Nervous System. Adv Neurobiol. 2023; 29:117-162.
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Analysis of the Hyalinization Reaction in Otosclerosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jun; 140(6):555-9.
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Lumican, an extracellular matrix proteoglycan, is a novel requisite for hepatic fibrosis. Lab Invest. 2012 Dec; 92(12):1712-25.
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Differential expression of lumican and fatty acid binding protein-1: new insights into the histologic spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2009 Apr; 49(4):1375-84.
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Coexistence of macular corneal dystrophy types I and II in a single sibship. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Mar; 82(3):241-4.
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Mechanisms of chain initiation in the biosynthesis of connective tissue polysaccharides. Fed Proc. 1985 Feb; 44(2):373-80.