Mechanisms of cell death in the inherited retinal degenerations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 503-508

  Travis, Gabriel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PERIPHERIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

APOPTOSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031966320     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301772     Document Type: Article

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