Zebrafish: A model system for the study of eye genetics

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-110

  Fadool, James M ^a   Dowling, John E ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Disease; Lens; Retina; Zebrafish genetics

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CELL REGENERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTOLOGY; LENS; MOSAICISM; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; STEM CELL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EYE DISEASES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 38349136817     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2007.08.002     Document Type: Review

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