Intraocular implantation of DNA-transfected retinal pigment epithelium cells: A new approach for analyzing molecular functions in the newt retinal regeneration

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-175

  Chiba, Chikafumi ^a   Nakamura, Kenta ^a   Unno, Susumu ^a   Saito, Takehiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Implantation; Newt; Retinal pigment epithelium; Retinal regeneration; Transfection

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL REGENERATION; CORNEA; DNA TRANSFECTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; NERVE CELL; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CELL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE REGENERATION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 4444345841     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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