title: Abnormal guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate during photoreceptor degeneration in the inherited retinal disorder of C3H/HeJ mice.
abstract: Elevated levels of guanosine 3'-5'-monophosphate (cyclic GMP) are associated with photoreceptor degeneration in the retina of C3H/HeJ mice. This abonormality has been shown to result from a deficiency in the activity of a receptor-specific cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase. The apparent susceptibility of photoreceptor cells to an abnormality in cyclic GMP metabolism suggests that cyclic GMP may play a role in photoreceptor function which is essential to the viability of these specialized cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D012160:Retina / Q000201:enzymology; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; D006152:Cyclic GMP