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Pathogenesis of inherited eyelid closure failure in the mouse.

The mouse is normally born with its eyelids fused. This fusion occurs during day 16 of gestation (full term 19-20 days) and the eyes do not normally open again until approximately fourteen days after birth (Gruneberg, 1952). Thus "open eye at birth" constitutes a congenital defect in the mouse. This may be followed by abnormalities of structure and function in the eye, such as corneal opacity, probably resulting from postnatal exposure to injury and infection. [...]

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.117809
Date January 1965
CreatorsHarris, Muriel Joyce.
ContributorsFraser, F. (Supervisor)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Science. (Department of Genetics. )
RightsAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
Relationalephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library.

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