Understanding retinal cell fate determination through genetic manipulations

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2001, Pages 541-554

  Fadool, James M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0035783928     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(01)31042-7     Document Type: Review

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