Animal models and different therapies for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1295-1322

  Rivas, Miren Agurtzane ^a   Vecino, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal model; Leber cogenital amaurosis; Phototransduction; Retinitis pigmentosa; Therapies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; RECESSIVE GENE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENES, RECESSIVE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VITAMINS;

EID: 77955621380     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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