Molecular ophthalmology: An update on animal models for retinal degenerations and dystrophies

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 922-927

  Hafezi, F ^a   Grimm, C ^a   Simmen, B C ^a   Wenzel, A ^a   Reme C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA DYSTROPHY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENES, BCL-2; GENES, P53; RETINAL DEGENERATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 0033879658     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.8.922     Document Type: Article

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