Retinal axon divergence in the optic chiasm: Midline cells are unaffected by the albino mutation

Development

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 859-868

  Marcus, Riva C ^a   Wang, Li Chong ^a   Mason, Carol A ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Albino; Optic chiasm; Retinal axon divergence

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; TISSUE CULTURE;

ALBINISM; ANIMALS; AXONS; CHIMERA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OPTIC CHIASM; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0029983385     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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