Morphologic characteristics of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced retinal degeneration in C57BL mice

Pathology International

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 377-383

  Nambu, Hiroyuki ^a   Yuge, Kenshi ^a   Nakajima, Motomaro ^a   Shikata, Nobuaki ^a   Takahashi, Kanji ^a   Miki, Hirohiko ^a   Uyama, Masanobu ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; N methyl N nitrosourea; Photoreceptor cell; Pigment epithelial cell; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Retina; Retinal degeneration; Retinitis pigmentosa; TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) mediated dUTP digoxigenin nick end labeling)

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0030614285     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1997.tb04511.x     Document Type: Article

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