Analysis of PCP defects in mammalian eye lens

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 839, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-156

  Sugiyama, Yuki ^a   McAvoy, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lens fibre cell; Lens suture; Mammalian eye lens; Planar cell polarity (PCP); Primary cilium; Whole mount

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; LENS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; RAT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; CILIA; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84856361950     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-510-7_12     Document Type: Article

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