Polymorphisms in the canine rod transducin gene and exclusion as cause for generalised progressive retinal atrophy (gPRA)

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 86-90

  Dekomien, G ^a   Klein, W ^a   Epplen, J T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032423311     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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