Reduced occurrence of programmed cell death and gliosis in the retinas of juvenile rabbits after shortterm treatment with intravitreous bevacizumab

Clinics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-67

  Fusco, Maria Alice ^a   Portes, André Luís Freire ^b   Allodi, Silvana ^a   de Moraes, Haroldo Vieira ^a   Monteiro, Mário Luiz Ribeiro ^b   Miguel, Nádia Campos de Oliveira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Glial cells; Programmed cell death; Retina; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855993321     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(01)10     Document Type: Article

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