Embryonic dysplasia and adult retinal dystrophy in boron-deficient zebrafish

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-219

  Eckhert, Curtis D ^a   Rowe, Ruby I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleavage; Cones; Development; Retina; Zygote

Indexed keywords

BORON; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DYSPLASIA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH STIMULATION; HEALTH; HISTOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY; TROUT; ZEBRA FISH; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0032808525     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1999)12:3<213::AID-JTRA5>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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