Transplantation of retinal epithelium prevents photoreceptor degeneration in the RCS rat.
Gouras
P
P
Department of Ophthal, Columbia Univ., N.Y., N. Y. 10032.
Lopez
R
R
Kjeldbye
H
H
Sullivan
B
B
Brittis
M
M
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004596:Electroretinography; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011922:Rats, Mutant Strains; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*