Immunohistochemical studies of cone photoreceptors and cells of the inner retina in feline rod-cone degeneration

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-145

  Narfström, Kristina ^a   Ehinger, Berndt ^b   Bruun, Anitha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cones; Disease; Immunohistochemistry; Morphology; Neuro retina; Photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; RETINA CONE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CONES (RETINA); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0035378914     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2001.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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