Why study rod cell death in retinal degenerations and how?

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-29

  Reme C E ^a   Grimm, C ^a   Hafezi, F ^a   Iseli, H P ^a   Wenzel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Degeneration; Light damage; Makula; Retina; Rod

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HALOTHANE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; RHODOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT DAMAGE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 1; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RNA, MESSENGER; RODS (RETINA); TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 0037233380     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022423724376     Document Type: Conference Paper

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