NMDA-receptor blockade enhances cell apoptosis in the developing retina of the postnatal rat

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-122

  Hernández, María ^a   Guerrikagoitia, Inmaculada ^a   Martínez Millan, Luis ^a   Vecino, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glutamate receptor; MK 801; NMDA; Retina; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROBLAST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

AGING; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34047232885     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.062187mh     Document Type: Article

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