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zeta-Crystallins
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Definition
: A group of crystallins that have been found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of certain species of VERTEBRATES including GUINEA PIGS; CAMELS; and LLAMAS. They are inactivated forms of NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE).
Other names
zeta Crystallins; zeta Crystallin NADPH Oxidoreductase; zeta Crystallin; Oxidoreductase, zeta Crystallin-
NADPH; Crystallin-
NADPH Oxidoreductase, zeta; zeta-
Crystallin; zeta Crystallin-
NADPH Oxidoreductase; Crystallins, zeta