Early neural cell death: Numbers and cues from the developing neuroretina

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 8-10, 2009, Pages 1515-1528

  Valenciano, Ana I ^a,b   Boya, Patricia ^a   De La Rosa, Enrique J ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Neural development; Neurogenesis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73949123842     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072446av     Document Type: Review

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