Localization of dystrophin isoform Dp71 to the inner limiting membrane of the retina suggests a unique functional contribution of Dp71 in the retina

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1385-1391

  Howard, Perry L ^a   Dally, Ghassan Y ^a   Wong, Melanie H ^a   Ho, Alex ^a   Weleber, Richard G ^b,c   Pillers, De Ann M ^b   Ray, Peter N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN; DYSTROPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; DYSTROPHIN; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RETINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031683687     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.9.1385     Document Type: Article

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