Ceramide-induced cell death in cultured rat retinal pigment epithelial cells

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Tomita, Hiroshi ^a   Abe, Toshiaki ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CPP32; Retinal pigment epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYL ALANYL ASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYL-ALANYL-ASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLSPHINGOSINE; N-ACETYLSPHINGOSINE; PEPTIDE CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; LONG EVANS RAT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RAT;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SPHINGOSINE;

EID: 0034150889     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.190.223     Document Type: Article

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