Normal physiology and retinal degeneration in the drosophila visual system

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 691-703

  O'Tousa, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPID; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RETINA DEGENERATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030744468     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(96)00035-3     Document Type: Review

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