Molecular aspects of retinal degenerative diseases

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 575-589

  Lev, Sima ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gene; Photoreceptor cells; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

BLINDNESS; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MUTATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 0035561422     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015183500719     Document Type: Review

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