Retinal degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: An overview

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 356-366

  Birch, David G ^a,b  

^a RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram (ERG); Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL); Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa (RP)

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PLACEBO; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RETINOL; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MUTATION; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0032809638     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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