Inner Retinal Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 469, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-359

  Pignatelli, Vincenzo ^a   Cepko, Constance Louise ^b   Strettoi, Enrica ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar cell; Horizontal cell; Retina; Retinitis pigmentosa; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CRX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 6; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; PARVALBUMIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYO; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC MODEL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL; NERVE SPROUTING; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYO; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; PARVALBUMINS; PHOTORECEPTORS; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-3; RETINA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0942298092     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.11019     Document Type: Article

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