Progesterone administration fails to protect albino male rats against photostress-induced retinal degeneration

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-314

  Káldi, Ildikó ^a,c   Berta, A ^b  

^a Kenezy Hospital Ltd   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c Kenezy Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram; Light damage; Outer nuclear layer; Photoreceptor apoptosis; Progesterone; Rod inner and outer segment

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ENUCLEATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; STRESS;

EID: 4143065771     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210401400405     Document Type: Article

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