Retinal cell death by light damage

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-179

  Aonuma, Hidemi ^a   Yamazaki, Rika ^a   Watanabe, Ikuo ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Electron microscopy; Light damage; Rat retina; TUNEL method

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT DAMAGE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CELL; STAINING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; DARK ADAPTATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIGHT; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033136155     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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