The Domestic Cat as a Large Animal Model for Characterization of Disease and Therapeutic Intervention in Hereditary Retinal Blindness

Large mammals, including canids and felids, are affected by spontaneously occurring hereditary retinal diseases with similarities to those of humans. The large mammal models may be used for thorough clinical characterization of disease processes, understanding the effects of specific mutations, eluc...

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Main Authors: Kristina Narfström, Koren Holland Deckman, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/906943
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