Calcium channel blocker D-cis-diltiazem does not slow retinal degeneration in the PDE6B mutant rcd1 canine model of pigmentosa

Molecular Vision

Volumn 7, Issue , 2001, Pages 42-47

  Pearce Kelling, Susan E ^a   Aleman, Tomas S ^b   Nickle, Amanda ^b   Laties, Alan M ^b   Aguirre, Gustavo D ^a   Jacobson, Samuel G ^b   Acland, Gregory M ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DARK ADAPTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; EUTHANASIA; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DARK ADAPTATION; DILTIAZEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0346949036     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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