Electrophysiologic differentiation of homozygous and heterozygous Abyssinian-crossbred cats with late-onset hereditary retinal degeneration

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1914-1921

  Hyman, Jennifer A ^a   Vaegan, ^b,c   Lei, Bo ^d,e   Narfdström, Kristina L ^d,e  

^a Eye Care For Animals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Vision Test   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE FUNDUS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSSES, GENETIC; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30744473953     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1914     Document Type: Article

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