The Molecular Biology of the Retina

Basic and Clinically Relevant Studies

Debora Farber, Gerald J. Chader (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

258 Seiten

1991
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-56069-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Combining the techniques of molecular biology and genetics, this volume offers the results of recent investigations into the basic processes of normal retina function and the inherited diseases of the human eye.

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Using the tools of molecular biology and genetics, this work offers the latest findings from investigations into the basic processes of normal retina function, animal models with retinal degeneration and inherited diseases of the human eye. The book spans a wide range of topics to offer a comprehensive account of this newly developing area of research.

Inhalt

Molecular Genetic Studies of Photoreceptor Function Using Drosophila Mutants; The Molecular Genetics of Retinal Photoreceptor Proteins Involved in cGMP Metabolism; Studies Leading to the Isolation of a cDNA for the Gene Causing Retinal Degeneration in the rd Mouse; Molecular Characterization of the Retinal Degeneration Slow (rds) Mutation in Mouse; Interphotoreceptor Retinoid-Binding Protein: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; The Molecular Biology of IRBP: Application to Problems of Uveitis, Protein Chemistry and Evolution; S-Antigen: Molecular Mimicry May Play a Role in Autoimmune Uveitis; Molecular Basis of Ornithine Aminotransferase Defect in Gyrate Atrophy; Diverse Mutations Lead to Inactivation of the Retinoblastoma Gene.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.1991
• Reihe/Serie: Progress in Clinical & Biological Research ; vol 362
• Zusatzinfo: Ill.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 35 x 55 mm
• Gewicht: 595 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-471-56069-3 / 0471560693
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-56069-2 / 9780471560692
• Zustand: Neuware