[Slow retinal degeneration in a mouse model: morphological and functional aspects].

Abstract excerpt

INTRODUCTION: Diseases causing sensory impairments are a major clinical and sociological problem, especially those that cause loss of vision, which can significantly decrease the quality of a patient's life. It is therefore necessary to comprehend the mechanisms of the disease and find a treatment which can eliminate its cause. To achieve it, researchers use genetically modified animals for examination, as models...

Topics

• Animals
• Disease Models, Animal
• Genes, Recessive
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Peripherins
• Phenotype
• Retinal Degeneration
• cis-trans-Isomerases