Mechanisms of photoreceptor death in retinal degenerations: From the cell biology of the 1990s to the ophthalmology of the 21st century?

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Adler, Ruben ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; PERIPHERIN; RHODOPSIN;

BLINDNESS; CELL DEATH; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030069494     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130075012     Document Type: Review

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