Isolation and investigation of canine phosducin as a candidate for canine generalized progressive retinal atrophies

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Lin, Chung Tien ^a   Petersen Jones, Simon M ^a   Sargan, David R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dog; gPRA; Phosducin; prcd; Retina; Retinal degenerations

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSDUCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DISEASE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032191325     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0569     Document Type: Article

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