Protection of retinal ganglion cells and preservation of function after optic nerve lesion in bcl-2 transgenic mice

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1537-1543

  Chierzi, S ^b   Cenni, M C ^a   Maffei, L ^a,b   Pizzorusso, T ^b   Porciatti, V ^a   Ratto, G M ^a   Strettoi, E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Ganglion cell; Mouse; Optic nerve; Retina

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROTECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; AXOTOMY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GENES, BCL-2; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE REGENERATION; OPTIC NERVE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0002979946     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00332-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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