Makoto Tamai

A homozygous 1–base pair deletion in the arrestin gene is a frequent cause of Oguchi disease in Japanese

Sigrid Fuchs, Mitsuru Nakazawa, Marion A. Maw et al. · Nature Genetics · 1995 · 301 citations

Biology, Oguchi Disease, Genetics +7

HLF/HIF-2α is a key factor in retinopathy of prematurity in association with erythropoietin

Masanobu Morita, Osamu Ohneda, Toshiharu Yamashita et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2003 · 231 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Ocular Disease, Ophthalmology +8

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor prevents axotomized retinal ganglion cell death through MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways.

Toru Nakazawa, Makoto Tamai, Nozomu Mori · PubMed · 2002 · 191 citations

Visual Properties of Transgenic Rats Harboring the Channelrhodopsin-2 Gene Regulated by the Thy-1.2 Promoter

Hiroshi Tomita, Eriko Sugano, Yugo Fukazawa et al. · PLoS ONE · 2009 · 162 citations · Full text

Chr2-expressing Rgcs, Genetics, Optogenetics +25

Restoration of Visual Response in Aged Dystrophic RCS Rats Using AAV-Mediated Channelopsin-2 Gene Transfer

Hiroshi Tomita, Eriko Sugano, Hiromu Yawo et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2007 · 150 citations