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Nrl-knockout mice deficient in Rpe65 fail to synthesize 11-cis retinal and cone outer segments.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2008
Feathers Kecia L, Lyubarsky Arkady L, Khan Naheed W, Teofilo Karen, Swaroop Anand, Williams David S, Pugh Edward N, Thompson Debra A
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PURPOSE: To define rod and cone function further in terms of visual cycle mechanism, the retinal phenotype resulting from Rpe65 (retinoid isomerase I) deficiency in Nrl(-)(/)(-) mice having a single class of photoreceptors resembling wild-type cones was characterized and outcomes of retinoid supplementation evaluated. METHODS: Rpe65(-)(/)(-)/Nrl(-)(/)(-) mice were generated by breeding Rpe65(-)(/)(-) and...
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