Broad spectrum caspase inhibitor rescues retinal ganglion cells after ischemia

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 981-984

  Patil, Kiran ^a   Sharma, Sansar C ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspase; Ischemia; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

CASPASE INHIBITOR; FLUOROGOLD; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ISCHEMIA;

ANIMALS; CASPASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; ISCHEMIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 2342595271     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404290-00010     Document Type: Article

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