The Dominant white mutation in the PMEL17 gene does not cause visual impairment in chickens

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Karlsson, Anna Carin ^a   Kerje, Susanne ^b   Hallböök, Finn ^b   Jensen, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chickens; Dominant white; Ocular abnormalities; Pigmentation; PMEL17; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POULTRY DISEASES; RETINA; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70349148642     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2009.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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