Chapter 6 Teleost Lens Development and Degeneration

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue , 2008, Pages 341-373

  Vihtelic, Thomas S ^a  

^a Galvin Life Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Foxe3; Lengsin; Morpholino; Mutagenesis; Ocular lens; Pitx3; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXE3; LAMININ; LENGSIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EYE PROTEIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXE3 PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PITX3 PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; ECTODERM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LENS; LENS DISEASE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; REVIEW; TELEOST; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECTODERM; EYE PROTEINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MUTATION; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 54449089232     PISSN: 19376448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1937-6448(08)01006-X     Document Type: Review

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