A comparative study of the potential for human retinal pigment epithelium utilising an embryonic chick model of the phenomenon

The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells of several species, including: chicken, rat, mouse and newt, have been observed to undergo a phenomenon known as transdifferentiation. This involves the re-specification of the RPE phenotype towards a neuroretinal, or lens phenotype, in response to various...

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Main Author: Smart, M. J. K.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602853