Nitric oxide synthase in developing retinas and after optic tract section

Brain Research

Volumn 761, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 156-160

  Patel, J I ^a   Gentleman, S M ^a   Jen, L S ^a   Garey, L J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell death; Development; Nitric oxide synthase; Optic tract lesion; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; DENERVATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0030794302     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00472-1     Document Type: Article

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