Transsynaptic virus tracing from host brain to subretinal transplants

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-172

  Seiler, Magdalene J ^a,b   Sagdullaev, Botir T ^a,c   Woch, Gustaw ^a,d   Thomas, Biju B ^a,b   Aramant, Robert B ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Photoreceptor dystrophy; Retinal degeneration; Retinal transplantation; Virus infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL LABELING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLIA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TRANSPLANT; SUBRETINAL SPACE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPSE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSSYNAPTIC VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BRAIN; EMBRYO; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GALACTOSIDES; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13244278239     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03851.x     Document Type: Article

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