Non-retinal abnormalities associated with progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the miniature poodle

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 527-533

  Willmott, Nicholas J ^a   Hussain, Ali A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dog; erythrocyte osmotic fragility; inherited retinal degeneration; miniature poodle; progressive retinal atrophy; progressive rod cone degeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION;

EID: 0030296165     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0143     Document Type: Article

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