New focus on alpha-crystallins in retinal neurodegenerative diseases

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-103

  Fort, Patrice E ^a   Lampi, Kirsten J ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Crystallins; Neurodegeneration; Retinal diseases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINITIS; REVIEW;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL NEURONS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 79451469767     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.11.008     Document Type: Review

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