title: Lens and retina regeneration: new perspectives from model organisms.
abstract: Comparative studies of lens and retina regeneration have been conducted within a wide variety of animals over the last 100 years. Although amphibians, fish, birds and mammals have all been noted to possess lens- or retina-regenerative properties at specific developmental stages, lens or retina regeneration in adult animals is limited to lower vertebrates. The present review covers the newest perspectives on lens and retina regeneration from these different model organisms with a focus on future trends in regeneration research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barbosa-Sabanero
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Chelsey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Judge
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lightcap
authors.forename: Panagiotis A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tsonis
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Del Rio-Tsonis
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008322:Mammals; D023421:Models, Animal; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity