Animal models in research on retinal degenerations: Past progress and future hope

Vision Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 393-399

  Chader, Gerald J ^a  

^a Foundation Fighting Blindness   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Macular degeneration; Photoreceptor cell; Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DROSOPHILA; DYSTROPHY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036186946     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00212-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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