Animal models of human retinal dystrophies

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 566-570

  Petersen Jones, Simon M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Cgmp; Peripherin RDS; Phosphodiesterase; Progressive retinal atrophy; Retinal dystrophy; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PERIPHERIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; DOG; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0031822488     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.146     Document Type: Article

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