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. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.117809 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Harris, Muriel Joyce. |
| Contributors | Fraser, F. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Genetics. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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