The retinal pigment epithelium as a developmental regulator of the neural retina

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 499-503

  Jeffery, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albinism; Cell cycle; Development; Retina

Indexed keywords

DOPA; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; EYE; HUMAN; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCULAR ALBINISM; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; RETINA ROD;

EID: 0031822950     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.137     Document Type: Article

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