Histological characterisation of the ethanol-induced microphthalmia phenotype in a chick embryo model system

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-234

  Kennelly, Kevin ^a   Brennan, Deirdre ^a   Chummun, Kushal ^a   Giles, Seamus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chick embryo; Ethanol; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Microphthalmia; Optic vesicle; Pax6; Shh

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROPHTHALMIA; NONHUMAN; OPTIC DISK CUP; OPTOMETRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHANOL; EYE; MICROPHTHALMOS; ORGAN SIZE; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 79960834038     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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