Immunohistochemical study of apoptosis of lens epithelial cells in human and diabetic rat cataracts

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 221-225

  Takamura, Yoshihiro ^a   Sugimoto, Yoshihiko ^a   Kubo, Eri ^a   Takahashi, Yukio ^a   Akagi, Yoshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Immunohistochemical staining; Lens epithelial cell; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS NUCLEUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AGED; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATARACT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034169362     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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