Fine structure of the retinal epithelium (RPE) of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-156

  Braekevelt, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aves; Dromaius novaehollandiae; Electron microscopy; Morphology; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; MELANOSOME; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POLYSOME; RIBOSOME; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 0031923202     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(98)80063-3     Document Type: Article

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