β-Dystroglycan localization in the photoreceptor and Muller cells in the rat retina revealed by immunoelectron microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-191

  Ueda, Hideho ^a,b   Gohdo, Takashi ^a   Ohno, Shinichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoelectron microscopy; Muller cell; Photoreceptor cell; dystroglycan

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031886756     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804600207     Document Type: Article

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