Schwann cell grafting into the retina of the dystrophic RCS rat limits functional deterioration

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 518-528

  Lawrence, Jean M ^b   Sauvé, Yves ^c   Keegan, David J ^c   Coffey, Peter J ^c   Hetherington, Leonard ^c   Girman, Sergej ^a   Whiteley, Simon J O ^c   Kwan, Anthony S L ^c   Pheby, Timothy ^c   Lund, Raymond D ^c  

^a KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SCHWANN CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION; VISUAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0004206843     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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