Pathogenesis of retinal ganglion cell death in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON): Possible involvement of mitochondria, light and glutamate

Mitochondrion

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-108

  Beretta, Simone ^a   Ferrarese, Carlo ^a   Wood, John P M ^b   Osborne, Neville N ^b   Carelli, Valerio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITOTOXICITY; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33646553906     PISSN: 15677249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2006.02.002     Document Type: Letter

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