Optic nerve degeneration in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 212-216

  Guy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Gene therapy; Mitochondria; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIOXIDANT; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOD2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; AXONAL INJURY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GLYCOLYSIS; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DEGENERATION; OPTIC NEURITIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; MITOCHONDRIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 42449138794     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119879     Document Type: Short Survey

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