Axonal transport blockade in the neonatal rat optic nerve induces limited retinal ganglion cell death

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 7045-7052

  Fagiolini, Michela ^a,c   Caleo, Matteo ^a   Strettoi, Enrica ^a,b   Maffei, Lamberto ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Axonal transport; Neuronal death; Rat optic nerve; Retinal ganglion cells; Retrograde degeneration

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030876216     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-18-07045.1997     Document Type: Article

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