Induction of the retinal pigment epithelium of the chicken embryonic eye

During development of the eye, invagination of the optic cup gives rise to a double layered neuroepithelium, part of which differentiates into the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The molecular mechanisms which control differentiation of the RPE are not known. The present study was undertaken to de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Franz, Tamara Anne
Other Authors: Kidson, Sue
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26993