Isolation and culture of rat cone photoreceptor cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 846, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-158

  Skaper, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cone photoreceptors; Neurotrophic factors; Pigmented epithelial cells; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PEANUT AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RAT; RETINA CONE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; RATS; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; RATTUS;

EID: 84859880989     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-536-7_13     Document Type: Article

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