Canine rod photoreceptor cGMP-gated channel protein α-subunit: Studies on the expression of the gene and characterization of the cDNA

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-309

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Pearce Kelling, Sue ^a   Acland, Gregory M ^a   Aguirre, Gustavo D ^a   Ray, Kunal ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

CGMP; Cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit; Dog; PRA; Progressive retinal atrophy; Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa; Rod photoreceptor; Visual transduction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030852589     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0342     Document Type: Article

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