Caspase-independent photoreceptor apoptosis in mouse models of retinal degeneration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 5723-5731

  Doonan, Francesca ^a   Donovan, Maryanne ^a   Cotter, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cytochrome c; Independent; MNU; Photoreceptor; rd

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 0037707639     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-13-05723.2003     Document Type: Article

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