Endogenous glucocorticoids participate in retinal degeneration during continuous illumination

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1703-1725

  López, Ester María ^a   Julián, Lilian Karina ^a   Capani, Francisco ^a   Cymeryng, Cora Beatriz ^a   Coirini, Hector ^a,b   López Costa, Juan José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Degeneration; Glucocorticoid; Illumination; Photoreceptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETINA DEGENERATION; SHAM PROCEDURE;

EID: 54349091831     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802174449     Document Type: Article

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