Transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial, photoreceptor and other cells as treatment for retinal degeneration

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 655-666

  Litchfield, T M ^a   Whiteley, S J O ^a   Lund, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinitis pigmentosa; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLINDNESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW;

EID: 0031149489     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0253     Document Type: Article

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