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Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium

Known as: Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor Cell, Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor, Photoreceptor Connecting Ciliums 
A nonmotile primary cilium that has a 9+0 microtubule array and forms the portion of the axoneme traversing the boundary between the photoreceptor… 
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2008
2008
Effect of dietary docosahexaenoic acid connecting phospholipids on the lipid peroxidation of the brain in mice.
The effect of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3) with two lipid types on lipid peroxidation of the brain was… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Morphology and spectral absorption characteristics of retinal photoreceptors in the southern hemisphere lamprey (Geotria australis)
The morphology and spectral absorption characteristics of the retinal photoreceptors in the southern hemisphere lamprey Geotria… 
2001
2001
Identification of novel molecular components of the photoreceptor connecting cilium by immunoscreens.
The connecting cilium of photoreceptor cells is the only intracellular link between the morphologically, functionally and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Ste20 Kinase Misshapen Regulates Both Photoreceptor Axon Targeting and Dorsal Closure, Acting Downstream of Distinct Signals
ABSTRACT We have previously shown that the Ste20 kinase encoded bymisshapen (msn) functions upstream of the c-Jun N-terminal… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Increased susceptibility to constant light in nr and pcd mice with inherited retinal degenerations.
PURPOSE To determine whether the degenerating photoreceptors in nervous (nr/nr) and Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd/pcd) mutant… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Selective, tight-binding inhibitors of integrin alpha4beta1 that inhibit allergic airway responses.
Integrin alpha4beta1 mediates leukocyte recruitment, activation, mediator release, and apoptosis inhibition, and it plays a… 
1998
1998
Blockade of very late antigen-4 integrin binding to fibronectin in allograft recipients: I. Treatment with connecting segment-1 peptides prevents acute rejection by suppressing intragraft mononuclear…
BACKGROUND Allograft rejection is associated with infiltration of inflammatory cells and local deposition of fibronectin (FN… 
1998
1998
Blockade of very late antigen-4 integrin binding to fibronectin in allograft recipients. II. Treatment with connecting segment-1 peptides prevents chronic rejection by attenuating arteriosclerotic…
BACKGROUND Chronic rejection remains the leading obstacle to long-term allograft survival. We have shown that treatment of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Ultrastructure of connecting cilia in different forms of retinitis pigmentosa.
The connecting (sensory) cilium of rods and cones is the stalk that separates the outer segment, which contains visual pigment in… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Cytoskeletal-membrane interactions: a stable interaction between cell surface glycoconjugates and doublet microtubules of the photoreceptor connecting cilium
The ciliary base is marked by a transition zone in which Y-shaped cross- linkers extend from doublet microtubules to the plasma… 
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