Horizontal cell differentiation in the retina of the Brazilian opossum, Monodelphis domestica

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-237

  Lyser, Katherine M ^a   Chernomorsky, Rostislav ^a   Michalopoulos, Christos ^a   Twersky, Laura H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Saint Peter's College   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Horizontal cell; Marsupial; Neurofilaments; Retina; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OPOSSUMS; RETINA;

EID: 0032995499     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(99)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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