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Age-related cone abnormalities in zebrafish with genetic lesions in sonic hedgehog.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2008
Stenkamp Deborah L, Satterfield Rosanna, Muhunthan Kalyani, Sherpa Tshering, Vihtelic Thomas S, Cameron David A
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PURPOSE: Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling is essential for photoreceptor differentiation and retinal cell survival in embryonic zebrafish. The study was conducted to determine whether adult heterozygous carriers of mutant alleles for the shh gene display retinal abnormalities. METHODS: Retinal cryo...
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