Axotomy results in delayed death and apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells in adult rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 4368-4374

  Berkelaar, M ^a   Clarke, D B ^a   Wang, Y C ^a   Bray, G M ^a   Aguayo, A J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

apoptosis; axotomy; neuron death; programmed cell death; retinal ganglion cells; trophic factors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0028310855     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-07-04368.1994     Document Type: Article

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