Molecular aspects of eye evolution and development: From the origin of retinal cells to the future of regenerative medicine

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 203-212

  Ohuchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Eye; Opsin; Photoreceptor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EYE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EYE; HUMANS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RETINA;

EID: 84884518939     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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