Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2...
Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2 promoter
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), one of the archea-type rhodopsins from green algae, is a potentially useful optogenetic tool for restoring vision in patients with photoreceptor degeneration, such as retinitis pigmentosa. If the ChR2 gene is transferred to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which send visual information to the brain, the RGCs may be repurpos...
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Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2 promoter
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292493567
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292493567
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0007679
