A role for bHLH transcription factors in retinal degeneration and dysfunction

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 572, Issue , 2005, Pages 155-161

  Pennesi, Mark E ^a   Bramblett, Debra E ^a,b   Cho, Jang Hyeon ^a   Tsai, Ming Jer ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NUDE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33747434857     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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