Anti-apoptotic effects of melatonin in retinal pigment epithelial cells

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1461-1468

  Fu, Yang ^a   Tang, Min ^a   Fan, Ying ^a   Zou, Haidong ^a   Sun, Xiaodong ^a   Xu, Xun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Melatonin; Retinal pigment epithelial cell

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MELATONIN; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

EID: 84859221575     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3997     Document Type: Article

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