Changes of phagocytic capacity in basic fibroblast growth factor-transfected iris pigment epithelial cells in rats

Current Eye Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-191

  Sakuragi, Motoko ^a   Tomita, Hiroshi ^a   Abe, Toshiaki ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Iris pigment epithelium; Phagocytosis; Photoreceptor outer segments; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDRAZINES; IRIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOMES; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036264589     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.23.3.185.5465     Document Type: Article

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