Cytokine-induced retinal degeneration: Role of suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins in protection of the neuroretina

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 572, Issue , 2005, Pages 275-281

  Egwuagu, Charles E ^b   Yu, Cheng Hong ^b   Mahdi, Rashid M ^b   Mameza, Marie ^b   Eseonu, Chikezie ^b   Takase, Hiroshi ^b   Ebong, Samuel ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; APOPTOSIS; CYTOKINES; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING PROTEINS;

EID: 33747448994     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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