Fol. Biol. 2022, 68, 72-77

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2022068020072

TRPM7 Elicits Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Lens Epithelial Cells through the TGF-β/Smad Pathways

G. Yang, Y. Wu, Shaohua Tang

Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China

Received November 2021
Accepted May 2022

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