Amplification of a Reactive Oxygen Species Signal in Axotomized Retinal Ganglion Cells

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-634

  Nguyen, Steve M ^a   Alexejun, Christa N ^a   Levin, Leonard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RESPIRATORY BURST; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142170022     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152308603770310293     Document Type: Article

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