Retinal homeobox genes and the role of cell proliferation in cavefish eye degeneration

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-294

  Strickler, Allen G ^a   Famuditimi, Kuburat ^a   Jeffery, William R ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavefish; Cell proliferation; Eye degeneration; Rx1 homeobox gene; Vsx2 homeobox gene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ALX VSX2 GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AS VSX2 GENE; ASTYANAX MEXICANUS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NIGHT VISION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK CUP; ORBIT; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RX1 GENE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX MEXICANUS; DANIO RERIO; FORBESICHTHYS AGASSIZII; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036281188     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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