Isolation of chick retina cones and study of their diversity based on oil droplet colour and nucleus position

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-24

  Lopez Lopez R ^a   Lopez Gallardo M ^b   Perez Alvarez M J ^c   Prada, C ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chick (White Leghorn); Dissociated cones; Oil droplet; Outer nuclear layer; Outer plexiform layer; Retina

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICK; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OIL DROPLET COLOR; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA OUTER NUCLEAR LAYER; STAINING; SYNAPSE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CHICKENS; COLOR; CONES (RETINA); FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; OILS; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RODS (RETINA); ROSANILINE DYES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 41049104344     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-007-0572-6     Document Type: Article

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