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CHANGES with age in the relative amounts of water soluble and insoluble proteins have been studied in cattle, humans and laboratory rats. The changes apparently result from oxidation of cysteine in the soluble portion and its incorporation as cystine in the insoluble protein1.
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DAPSON, R., OTERO, J. & HOLLOWAY, W. Biochemical Changes with Age in the Lenses of White Mice. Nature 218, 573 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218573a0
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