Temporal and spatial changes in the expression pattern of multiple red and green subtype opsin genes during zebrafish development

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1337-1345

  Takechi, Masaki ^a   Kawamura, Shoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential expression; Opsin; Retina; Visual pigment; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUPLICATE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETINA; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DUPLICATE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OPSIN; RETINA; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 17644392833     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01532     Document Type: Article

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