Animal models in eye research / edited by Pangiotis A. Tsonis.

Other author Tsonis, Panagiotis A.
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSan Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press,
Descriptionxiv, 215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Anatomical and functional diversity of animal eyes -- The simplest eyes: rhodopsin-mediated phototaxis reception in microorganisms -- The planarian eye: a simple and plastic system with great regenerative capacity -- Development of the Drosophila melanogaster eye: from precursor specification to terminal differentiation -- The Antarctic toothfish: a new model system for eye lens biology -- Xenopus, an ideal vertebrate system for studies of eye development and regeneration -- The newt as a model for eye regeneration -- The chick as a model for retina development and regeneration -- Eye development using mouse genetics -- Epithelial explants and their application to study developmental processes in the lens -- Mouse models of the cornea and lens: understanding ocular disease -- Deciphering irradiance detection in the mammalian retina -- The rabbit in cataract/IOL surgery -- The primate in cataract/IOL surgery.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references and index.
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