Genetic analysis of Nakano Cataract and its modifier genes in mice

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 745-751

  Narita, Makiko ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Kita, Akiyo ^a   Omi, Natsue ^a   Yamada, Yoshihiro ^a   Hiai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mapping; Modifier gene; Mouse model; Nakano cataract

Indexed keywords

LENS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACKCROSSING; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; LENS NUCLEUS; MARKER GENE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036930811     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2002.2068     Document Type: Article

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