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Absence of<i>Chx10</i>Causes Neural Progenitors to Persist in the Adult Retina
29 Dec 2005
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PURPOSE: Mutation of the Chx10 homeobox gene in mice and humans causes congenital blindness and microphthalmia (small eyes). This study used Chx10-/- (ocular retardation) mice to investigate how lack of Chx10 affects progenitor/stem cell behavior in the retina and ciliary epithelium (CE). METHODS: The distribution of mitotic retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) during embryonic development was analyzed using...
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