Retinal transplantation: A treatment strategy for retinal degenerative diseases

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 572, Issue , 2005, Pages 367-376

  Thomas, Biju B ^a   Aramant, Robert B ^b   Sadda, SriniVas R ^a   Seiler, Magdalene J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; VISION; VISION, OCULAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33747389031     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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