Involvement of the Bcl2 gene family in the signaling and control of retinal ganglion cell death

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 173, Issue , 2008, Pages 423-435

  Nickells, Robert W ^a   Semaan, Sheila J ^a   Schlamp, Cassandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; BAX; Bcl2 gene family; glaucoma; retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

BH3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL X;

APOPTOSIS; BCL2 GENE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE; GLAUCOMA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; GENES, BCL-2; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 53049109194     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)01129-1     Document Type: Review

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