Protection of photoreceptor cells in adult rats from light-induced degeneration by adaptation to bright cyclic light

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 569-577

  Li, Feng ^a,b   Cao, Wei ^a,b   Anderson, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

22:6n 3; Adaptation; Degeneration; Light damage; Light history; Neuronal protection; Phospholipids; Photoreceptor cell; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADAPTATION; ALBINISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT DAMAGE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION;

EID: 0035175337     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2001.1068     Document Type: Article

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