Molecular and cellular aspects of amphibian lens regeneration

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 543-555

  Henry, Jonathan J ^a   Tsonis, Panagiotis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

AMPHIBIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; REGENERATION; SALAMANDRIDAE; XENOPUS;

EID: 78650204195     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2010.07.002     Document Type: Review

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