Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) induces different responses in lens epithelial cells depending on its concentration JW McAvoy, CG Chamberlain Development 107 (2), 221-228, 1989 | 414 | 1989 |
Growth factor regulation of lens development FJ Lovicu, JW McAvoy Developmental biology 280 (1), 1-14, 2005 | 399 | 2005 |
Transforming growth factor-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the lens: a model for cataract formation RU De Iongh, E Wederell, FJ Lovicu, JW McAvoy Cells Tissues Organs 179 (1-2), 43-55, 2005 | 365 | 2005 |
Lens development JW McAvoy, CG Chamberlain, RU de Longh, AM Hales, FJ Lovicu Eye 13 (3), 425-437, 1999 | 297 | 1999 |
Cataract induction in lenses cultured with transforming growth factor-beta. AM Hales, CG Chamberlain, JW McAvoy Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 36 (8), 1709-1713, 1995 | 262 | 1995 |
Cell division, cell elongation and distribution of α-, β-and γ-crystallins in the rat lens JW McAvoy Development 44 (1), 149-165, 1978 | 255 | 1978 |
Induction of cataract-like changes in rat lens epithelial explants by transforming growth factor beta. J Liu, AM Hales, CG Chamberlain, JW McAvoy Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 35 (2), 388-401, 1994 | 249 | 1994 |
FGF-induced lens cell proliferation and differentiation is dependent on MAPK (ERK1/2) signalling FJ Lovicu, JW McAvoy Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 128 (24), 5075 …, 2001 | 238 | 2001 |
TGF-β1 induces lens cells to accumulate α-smooth muscle actin, a marker for subcapsular cataracts AM Hales, MW Schulz, CG Chamberlain, JW McAvoy Current eye research 13 (12), 885-890, 1994 | 210 | 1994 |
Acidic and basic FGF in ocular media and lens: implications for lens polarity and growth patterns MW Schulz, CG Chamberlain, RU Iongh, JW McAvoy Development 118 (1), 117-126, 1993 | 201 | 1993 |
Differential cataractogenic potency of TGF-beta1,-beta2, and-beta3 and their expression in the postnatal rat eye. C Gordon-Thomson, RU De Iongh, AM Hales, CG Chamberlain, ... Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 39 (8), 1399-1409, 1998 | 189 | 1998 |
TGFβ induces morphological and molecular changes similar to human anterior subcapsular cataract FJ Lovicu, MW Schulz, AM Hales, LN Vincent, PA Overbeek, ... British journal of ophthalmology 86 (2), 220-226, 2002 | 187 | 2002 |
Induction of lens fibre differentiation by acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) CG Chamberlain, JW McAvoy Growth factors 1 (2), 125-134, 1989 | 179 | 1989 |
A role for Wnt/β-catenin signaling in lens epithelial differentiation RJW Stump, S Ang, Y Chen, T von Bahr, FJ Lovicu, K Pinson, ... Developmental biology 259 (1), 48-61, 2003 | 163 | 2003 |
Growth factors in the eye JW McAvoy, CG Chamberlain Progress in growth factor research 2 (1), 29-43, 1990 | 158 | 1990 |
Cell division, cell elongation and the co-ordination of crystallin gene expression during lens morphogenesis in the rat JW McAvoy Development 45 (1), 271-281, 1978 | 157 | 1978 |
Requirement for TGFβ receptor signaling during terminal lens fiber differentiation RU de Iongh, FJ Lovicu, PA Overbeek, MD Schneider, J Joya, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 128 (20), 3995 …, 2001 | 151 | 2001 |
Estrogen protects lenses against cataract induced by transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) AM Hales, CG Chamberlain, CR Murphy, JW McAvoy The Journal of experimental medicine 185 (2), 273-280, 1997 | 150 | 1997 |
Evidence that fibroblast growth factor promotes lens fibre differentiation CG Chamberlain, JW McAvoy Current eye research 6 (9), 1165-1168, 1987 | 150 | 1987 |
Induction of the eye lens JW McAvoy Differentiation 17 (1-3), 137-149, 1980 | 150 | 1980 |