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The Intact Xenopus Laevis Eye Rudiment: A Quasi-In Vivo System for the Study of Retinal Development and Degenerations

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Retinal Degenerations

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The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the validity and value of the “quasi-in vivo” intact eye culture system fromXenopus laevistadpoles as a model for the study of retinal development and degenerations.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, Suite D228, Memphis, TN 38163, USA

    Monica M. Jablonski

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  1. Beckman Vision Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Matthew M. LaVail

  2. Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Joe G. Hollyfield

  3. Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Robert E. Anderson

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Jablonski, M.M. (2003). The Intact Xenopus Laevis Eye Rudiment: A Quasi-In Vivo System for the Study of Retinal Development and Degenerations. In: LaVail, M.M., Hollyfield, J.G., Anderson, R.E. (eds) Retinal Degenerations. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 533. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0067-4_24

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