N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea induces retinal photoreceptor damage in adult rats

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-35

  Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko ^a   Sasaki, Tomo ^a,b   Uehara, Norihisa ^a   Kuro, Maki ^a   Kimura, Ayako ^a   Kinoshita, Yuichi ^a,c   Miki, Hisanori ^a   Yuri, Takashi ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Maruho Co   (Japan)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

H2A.X; N ethyl N nitrosourea; PAR; PARP; Photoreceptor cell; Rat; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; HISTONE H2AX; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL RATIO; RAT; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINAL THICKNESS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84859751172     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.25.27     Document Type: Article

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