Phototoxic-induced photoreceptor degeneration causes retinal ganglion cell degeneration in pigmented rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 498, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-179

  Marco Gomariz, Marco Antonio ^a   Hurtado Montalbán, Natalia ^a   Vidal Sanz, Manuel ^a   Lund, Ray D ^b   Villegas Pérez, María Paz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arciform area of retinal degeneration; Axonal compression by vessels; Intraretinal pigmentation; Phototoxicity; Retinal pigment epithelial cell migration; Sensitive region of the retina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIGHT; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 33746851720     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21028     Document Type: Article

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