A diffusible factor from normal retinal cells promotes rod photoreceptor survival in an in vitro model of retinitis pigmentosa

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-490

  Streichert, Laura C ^a   Birnbach, Charles D ^a   Reh, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Retina; Rhodopsin; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHIMERA; COCULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA CELL; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

EID: 0033564081     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(19990615)39:4<475::aid-neu2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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