Thyroxine increases the rate but does not alter the pattern of innervation during embryonic chick corneal development

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Conrad, Abigail H ^a   Strafuss, Jessica M ^a   Wittman, Maria D ^a   Conway, Sabrina ^a   Conrad, Gary W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; EPHRIN A2; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; SEMAPHORIN 3A; THIOURACIL; THYROXINE; EPHRIN A5; MESSENGER RNA; SEMAPHORIN;

ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CORNEA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPHRIN-A2; EPHRIN-A5; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMAPHORINS; THIOURACIL; THYROXINE;

EID: 39549122511     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-0800     Document Type: Article

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