Hypoxic and excitotoxic damage to cultured rat retinal ganglion cells

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-112

  Kitano, Shigehiko ^a   Morgan, James ^a   Caprioli, Joseph ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Excitatory amino acids; Hypoxia; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0030197910     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0096     Document Type: Article

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