Ethanol-induced microphthalmia is not mediated by changes in retinoic acid or sonic hedgehog signaling during retinal neurogenesis

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1644-1661

  Kashyap, Bhavani ^a   Frey, Ruth A ^a   Stenkamp, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Microphthalmia; Photoreceptor; Retinoic acid; Sonic hedgehog; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EYE; MICROPHTHALMIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMOS; NEUROGENESIS; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENES; TRETINOIN; VITAMINS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 80052033350     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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