Retinal distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in two strains of quails Coturnix coturnix japonica.

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Retinal distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in two strains of quails Coturnix coturnix japonica.

Journal fur Hirnforschung - 1 Jan 1994

Dkhissi O, Dalil-Thiney N, Minvielle F

Abstract excerpt

We have compared the distribution of tyrosine-hydroxylase immunoreactive (TH-I) somata in the retina of two strains of japanese quails, one normally pigmented and one hypopigmented mutant which develops a glaucoma, three months after their hatching. TH-I cells were observed among amacrine and pre...

Topics

Animals
Coturnix
Mutation
Pigmentation Disorders
Retina
Retinal Diseases
Retinal Pigments
Species Specificity
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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