Age-specific and dose-dependent retinal dysplasia and degeneration induced by a single intraperitoneal administration of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea to rats

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Nambu, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko ^a   Yang, Jihong ^a   Yamamoto, Daigo ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Lewis rat; N methyl N nitrosourea; Retinal degeneration; Retinal dysplasia; Sprague Dawley rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083035     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: 09149198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.11.127     Document Type: Article

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