Evidence of decreased adhesion between the neural retina and retinal pigmented epithelium of the Mitf(vit) (vitiligo) mutant mouse

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-75

  Bora, N ^a,c   Defoe, D ^b   Smith, S B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microphthalmia transcription factor; Mouse; Retinal degeneration; Retinal pigment epithelium; Vitiligo (C57BL 6 Mitf(vit))

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROPHTHALMIA; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITILIGO;

EID: 0032895119     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051213     Document Type: Article

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