Retina and lens regeneration in anuran amphibians

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 528-534

  Filoni, Sergio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Lens; Regeneration; Retina; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CORNEA; EYE DEVELOPMENT; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVA; LENS; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; TISSUE REGENERATION; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 67649440875     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.11.015     Document Type: Review

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