Ontogenetic Cell Death and Phagocytosis in the Visual System of Vertebrates

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 243, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1203-1225

  Francisco Morcillo, Javier ^a   Bejarano Escobar, Ruth ^a   Rodríguez León, Joaquín ^a   Navascués, Julio ^b   Martín Partido, Gervasio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell degeneration; Development; Optic pathways; Phagocytic cells; Retina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; EYE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; EYE; HUMANS; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURONS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; VERTEBRATES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84907858958     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24174     Document Type: Review

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