Activin A promotes progenitor differentiation into photoreceptors in rodent retina

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-21

  Davis, A A ^a   Matzuk, M M ^b   Reh, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE DELETION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA ROD; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033960902     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1999.0806     Document Type: Article

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