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Modifications of the retina neuronal populations of the heterozygous mutant small eye mouse, the Sey(Dey).
Brain research - 5 Jan 2007
Curto Gloria González, Lara Juan Manuel, Parrilla Marta, Aijón José, Velasco Almudena
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the modifications of the retinal neurons in a heterozygous mutant small eye mouse, the Sey(Dey). This mouse presents a mutation in chromosome 2 which affects the gene Pax6 and other nearby genes, such as the Wt1 gene and the gene of the Reticulocalbin. The eyes of these animals do not have lenses and their retinas present important morphological alterations: in the anterior portion they are joined to...
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